Matt Booth

Chief Strategy Officer, Urgent.ly Roadside Assistance

Matt Booth is the Chief Strategy Officer at Urgent.ly Roadside Assistance. Previously, he was CEO of Connectivity, a developer of advanced customer intelligence solutions. Matt has more than 15 years of executive management experience in digital media and marketing, and deep expertise in SaaS solutions, online and mobile search, vertical directories, social networking, small-business advertising and online classifieds. Before Connectivity, Matt served as Chief Strategy Officer for local media research and consulting firm BIA/Kelsey, where he advised clients across the interactive local media marketplace, and covered the latest trends in local, mobile and social search, customer engagement and lead generation. Matt came to BIA/Kelsey from Done Right (a LendingTree business), a local lead generation start-up, where he was cofounder and COO. Previously, Matt held several senior positions at Citysearch, including VP, strategy and planning; VP, product; and VP, media partnerships. Matt participated in numerous activities at Citysearch, including the creation of media partnerships with television and radio stations, the launch of city guides with leading newspapers like the Los Angeles Times, the design and implementation of a national local search product, the creation of the prototype of Citysearch’s performance-based sales model, and acquisitions such as that of Entertainment Publications.

Articles by Matt Booth

How Shaun Merritt Vibe-Coded Karrot.ai As A Solo Builder

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...

7 Steps to Build a Product That Sells Itself

Learn the 7 steps to product-led growth (PLG) to build a product that sells itself. Drive activation, boost conversions, and scale efficiently with Wes Bush from ProductLed....
Balancing self-care and startup pressure as a founder

The Founder’s Mental Health Playbook: What I Learned After Nearly Burning Out

A hard-won guide to staying mentally healthy while building a startup I founded Stitcher, the podcast platform, in 2007 and ran it for seven years until we sold in 2014....

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) for Early Stage Companies

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) for Early Stage Companies

In our latest session from the Mucker Growth Series featuring Ethan Smith from Graphite, we explored AEO, a significant new approach for optimizing visibility in AI-driven search, particularly relevant as...

Startup Guide to AI Visibility Be the Brand ChatGPT Recommends

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

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,...

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