Josh Melick

Co-Founder and CEO, Broadly.com

Josh is an engineer-turned-PM-turned-sales jack of all trades. Josh was the Co-Founder and CEO of Broadly.com, a mobile CRM and messaging app for local small businesses. Josh grew Broadly from 0 to more than 10,000 paying SMBs, and raised over $30M in venture capital during the process. Prior to Broadly, Josh held product leadership roles at three other startups that were all acquired — Demandforce acquired by Intuit, Ingenio acquired by AT&T, and MxPlay acquired by Smith-Micro (where Josh was also a founder). Today Josh has several projects he’s exploring as well as helping a number of startups get their go-to-market and product strategies moving. Josh comes from the do-anything-even-if-it’s-wrong school of thought and has a hard time sitting still. Josh has an MS in Electrical Engineering from UC Davis.

Articles by Josh Melick

Startup Guide to AI Visibility: Be the Brand ChatGPT Recommends

Introduction Today, users aren’t just searching on Google. They’re asking ChatGPT, Claude, Google’s Gemini, Perplexity, and other AI systems for advice. AI visibility is the new frontier of brand awareness....

Practical Uses of AI & Automation for Startup Operations

In a recent Mucker Growth Series session, we invited Rock Vitale, Founder & CEO of Easie, to share how he’s helped early-stage teams move from manual, fragmented workflows to streamlined,...

2025 New York Tech Week Recap Of Mucker Sessions

Last week during New York Tech Week 2025, we joined more than 1,000 events hosted by founders, investors, and VCs. This post is a full Mucker recap of the three...

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...