Jon Carter

CEO, Snap Kitchen

Jon Carter has over 15 years of senior-level eCommerce experience including: Ticketmaster.com, Livenation.com and UnionBank.com. Jon is a recognized expert in eCommerce and advises individual investors, Private Equity and a range of consumer product and technology companies; start-ups to Fortune 500. Prior to that Jon was Senior Vice President of eCommerce at Live Nation Entertainment. In that role, he ran product, design, engineering, online marketing and fulfillment operations for a diverse range of businesses including: Ticketing, Merchandise, VIP, Fan Club, as well as all other ancillary products. As GM of the Direct to Consumer business for Live Nation Artists (Music Today), Jon was responsible for the eCommerce storefronts of over 600 brands including: Sesame Street, Jay Z, Shakira, U2, Madonna, Deadmau5, Kaskade and KISS as well as sports and fitness clients like NASCAR and Jillian Michaels. Before joining Live Nation, Jon served as Vice President of Product for UBOC.COM (the eCommerce arm of Union Bank, a bank with $97 B in assets). He is currently CEO of Snap Kitchen in Austin, Texas. Jon has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Articles by Jon Carter

How to Build a Customer Support Function for Startups Using AI Tools with Alex Velinov

Delivering high-quality customer support can be one of the most resource-draining parts of a startup. The good news: we’re at a turning point where founders can use AI tools to...

Zero → 100: The Exact Steps We Took to Close Our First 100 Paying Customers

Going from zero customers to 100 in just four months sounds impossible—unless you’re a founder willing to roll up your sleeves and hustle relentlessly. I’m Gaurav Bhattacharya, co-founder of Jeeva.ai,...

Unblocking Startup Growth: Best Practices for Sales Discovery & Qualification with Richard Harris

Startups are in a constant race against time and resources, navigating complex sales environments with lean teams and limited margins for error. In a recent session from the Mucker Growth...

The LinkedIn Playbook: How Startup Founders Can Stand Out & Scale

This LinkedIn Playbook is based on insights from a recent one-time Mucker Growth Session webinar featuring LinkedIn growth experts Alec Paul (Founder of SalesBrand) and Kyle Williams (Founder of Brickstack)....

DeepSeek vs OpenAI: Comparison Breakdown and What It Means For Your Tech Startup With Dan Cleary

In this recent webinar of our Mucker Growth Series, we discussed the evolving AI landscape with Dan Cleary, founder of PromptHub. He provided an in-depth breakdown of DeepSeek vs. OpenAI,...

Building Product Without Knowing Code With Adam New Waterson

In a deep dive into AI-driven product development, Adam New-Waterson, a former CMO turned Chief Product Officer and now solopreneur, shared how non-technical founders can harness the power of AI...