Kostas Sgoutas

Former Chief Revenue Officer, Green Dot

Kostas Sgoutas is a former CRO at Green Dot. He managed all the functional areas that drive customer acquisition and retention, which includes sales, marketing and product management. Additionally, he oversaw the Green Dot Network, the industry-leading cash transfer network. Prior to joining Green Dot, he was involved with several high-tech companies including Bizrate/Shopzilla and eBay. Kostas holds an M.B.A from Stanford University, two Masters from MIT in Technology/Policy and Transportation and a B. Eng in Aeronautical Engineering from UK’s Imperial College. Kostas grew up in Athens, Greece.

Articles by Kostas Sgoutas

Building A Sales Development Function for Early Stage Startups with Sally Duby

Sales development is a nuanced blend of art and science, requiring a delicate balance for its effective implementation within a company. Drawing from substantial experience, Sally Duby from The Bridge...

Company Culture: How to Scale Without Losing Your Soul with Todd Emaus

In one of the recent Mucker’s Growth Series Webinars, we proudly invited one of the previous MuckerLab Partners, Todd Emaus, a serial founder, author of the book Scale Without Losing...

Link Building: A Mission-Critical Component of SEO with Eric Carrell at DoFollow.io

As part of Mucker’s ongoing Growth Series Webinars, we recently invited Eric Carrell, founder of DoFollow.io, to dig into the world of SEO, especially in the link-building space. A recap...

Technical SEO for Startups with Jacque Alec at Capconvert

As part of Mucker’s ongoing Growth Series Webinars, we recently invited Jacque Alec, the CEO of Capconvert, to go deep on the topic of technical SEO for startups. A recap...

Product-Led Growth (PLG) For Startups

Hila Qu joined Mucker’s Tony Yang for an Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) conversation about Product-Led Growth (PLG) for Startups to kickoff the 2023 Mucker Growth Series. Hila Qu has been the Head...

Product Velocity is a Key to Success

How can you tell if a startup is going to be successful? What beacons signal a company will really take off? What flags hint at a potential crash and burn?...