Jody Mulkey

CTO, TicketMaster

Jody Mulkey is the Chief Technology Officer at Ticketmaster. An accomplished technologist and inspirational engineering leader, Jody is known for building high performance systems and teams. The excitement and excellence that permeate Jody’s teams are fueled by his passionate leadership and his ability to connect them to the mission. Prior to Ticketmaster, Jody spent over 14 years at Shopzilla Inc, a leading source for connecting buyers and sellers online that reaches a global audience of over 40 million shoppers monthly. As Chief Information Officer of Shopzilla, Jody led the overall the technology development and operations of the company. Part of the inaugural team at Shopzilla, then Bizrate and in the formative years, Jody built the company’s data systems, analytics, infrastructure and team from the ground up. Prior to Shopzilla, Jody spent several years at William O’Neil & Co, an institutional investment company where he cut his teeth in the fast paced, high volume, zero-fail environment of finance. Jody was an integral part of bringing the flagship WONDA product to the Internet. Born in the great state of Texas, Jody attended military school and got his degree in shenanigans before moving to California. Jody studied Business Administration at the University of Southern California with dual emphases in Entrepreneurship and Information Systems.

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Austin Tech Week 2025 Recap

Mucker Capital hosted two powerful days of programming during Austin Tech Week, bringing together founders, operators, and growth leaders to share real-world insights from the startup trenches. Across four sessions,...

LA Tech Week 2025 Day 3 Recap: AI Search – Wednesday Oct 15

After two packed days exploring AI startup building and go-to-market growth, Day 3 of LA Tech Week shifted focus to the evolving world of AI Search, how new AI technologies...

LA Tech Week 2025 Day 2 Recap: Startup Growth – Tuesday Oct 14

After a packed AI Building Day, we continued LA Tech Week with Startup Growth Day, a full schedule of sessions focused on go-to-market strategy, founder journeys, and scaling startups in...

LA Tech Week 2025 Day 1 Recap: AI Building – Monday Oct 13

We hosted three full days of events during LA Tech Week, each one focused on helping founders learn, connect, and build with the latest in AI and startup growth. Day...

Using Customer Feedback to Build a Product that Customers Will Love

Customer feedback is the lifeblood of successful product development, but many startups struggle with collecting, validating, and prioritizing the constant stream of input from users, advisors, and internal teams. In...

Shaun Merritt Vibe-Coded Karrot.ai

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I recently had the opportunity to chat with Shaun Merritt, cofounder and CTO of Karrot.ai, a LinkedIn ABM tool. Shaun was kind enough to share a comprehensive breakdown of how...

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