Phil Ressler
Venture Partner
at Qbit Capital
45 years in B2B and consumer technologies, primarily enterprise-related software & services. Working backwards, am or have been involved in:
- AI, AR/XR/VR/MR
- Blockchain data integrity
- Vision AI / Computervision
- Scaled real-time streaming data automation
- Real-time analytics
- Big Data and related analytics
- Online education
- Early photorealistic Virtual Reality
- Enterprise applications
- Early internet revenue applications
- Client server development tools and databases
- Object-oriented programming
- Compilers
Serial CMO, COO, CEO, Advisor.
Several years experience in venture capital along the way. I tend to become involved in the leading edge of new technologies in their time, Particular ability in helping technologists to explain the unexplainable to their intended markets. If you are building a company, I’ve seen (and usually solved) every problem you will encounter.
Articles by Phil Ressler
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
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
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...