Josh Roth
Chief Technology Officer, Ring
Josh is currently the Chief Technology Officer at Ring. He was formerly CTO of Bot Home Automation. Previously, Josh was the Co-Founder and COO/CTO of Unsubscribe, Inc. Before starting Unsubscribe Josh held the position of Senior Vice President, Technology of Blackboard Connect, a subsidiary of Blackboard, Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBB) after Blackboard’s acquisition of The NTI Group, Inc. where Josh was the Chief Technology Officer. His technical leadership and vision was key to the overall success in creating and helping establish the Connect-ED and Connect- CTY products as the industry standard and leaders in the Emergency Communications space. Prior to joining NTI, Josh was Senior Vice President and CTO at Viva Group, Inc. (dba Rent.com and acquired by eBay). In his role at Viva, he led the growth and development of the company’s technical infrastructure and product design. Before Viva, Josh was Vice President of Technology at Media Revolution overseeing projects for Mirage Resorts, KIA Motors, and Sony Pictures, and was the Director of Technical Design for US Interactive (formerly NASDAQ: USIT) where he managed the implementations for clients including Microsoft, Disney, Toyota, Dairy Farm, and AT&T. Josh is married with three beautiful children and holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of California at Los Angeles.
Content & Articles by Josh Roth
Lessons From Building An AI-Native Startup with Octagos Health
In this Mucker Growth Series session, we invited friends from one of our portfolio companies Haley Chute, CPO & CMO, and Harpreet Marwaha, COO & CFO of Octagos Health, to...
How To Craft Your Website Messaging & Positioning as a Startup
In this Mucker Growth Series session, Anthony Pierri, co-founder of FletchPMM, walks through how to craft website messaging and positioning as a startup. FletchPMM is a consultancy that has worked...
2026 New York Tech Week Recap of Mucker Sessions
Mucker Capital went to New York Tech Week to host sessions for founders, operators, and builders thinking through how AI is changing product, growth, and search. Among the sessions were:...
Closing Enterprise Deals in Founder-Led Sales as a Startup
In our recent Mucker Growth Series session, I invited David Mackay, Managing Director at D9Y and one of our operating experts at Mucker, to talk about closing enterprise deals in...
The 10 Security Gaps That Plague Startups Before Their A Round
A NOTE ON SEVERITY Not every item on this list carries the same level of risk. Some are the kind of finding that stops a deal. Others are serious but...
Community-Led Growth for Startups: Why Most Communities Fail and How to Build One That Actually Works
In our recent Mucker Growth Series session, I invited Sam Jacobs — founder and CEO of Pavilion — to talk about community-led growth: what it actually means, why most communities...