Matt Mullens

Owner

at Venice Technologies

I have a small consulting agency focused primarily on data science, data engineering, and analytics. We also do some digital marketing and have partnership arrangements for software engineering http://venicetechnologies.co/ I previously had a startup creating pricing software for car dealerships, which we sold in 2019. My original background is econ/finance and have also worked for a fintech startup, and done consulting projects for Credit Karma. Also, I currently own a small business https://lmbksurfhouse.com/ and am in the process of building a new yoga retreat/hotel next door. So domain expertise in automotive, fintech, small/local business. Overall, a pretty broad skillset, which I believe makes me better at understanding business/product problems better than most data people. I have found this particularly useful for developing initial versions of new ideas where the exact requirements have yet to be defined.

California

AI & Data Science, Consumer FinTech, SaaS & B2B Marketplace, Social Media & Community Platforms

analyticsautomotive pricing and residual valuescloudbedsdata engineeringdata scienceincentive programsmachine learningmindbodyrecommendation systemsSocial Media Marketing

Articles by Matt Mullens

LA Tech Week 2025 Day 2 Recap: Startup Growth – Tuesday Oct 14

After a packed AI Building Day, we continued LA Tech Week with Startup Growth Day, a full schedule of sessions focused on go-to-market strategy, founder journeys, and scaling startups in...

LA Tech Week 2025 Day 1 Recap: AI Building – Monday Oct 13

We hosted three full days of events during LA Tech Week, each one focused on helping founders learn, connect, and build with the latest in AI and startup growth. Day...

Using Customer Feedback to Build a Product that Customers Will Love

Customer feedback is the lifeblood of successful product development, but many startups struggle with collecting, validating, and prioritizing the constant stream of input from users, advisors, and internal teams. In...

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....

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....