Ross Hoffman

Investor & Advisor

Ross Hoffman is an investor and advisor in Los Angeles. He spent the last 16 years in executive operational roles at William Morris, Google/YouTube, Twitter and Headspace. As Chief Business Officer of Headspace, he led their partnerships, enterprise sales, science and healthcare, international and customer operations teams, scaling revenue to over $100M. Previously, he joined Twitter pre-revenue as one of their first 150 employees, scaling revenue from $0 to $2B+ as VP of Global Content Partnerships where he led a team of 500, partnering with the world’s largest brands and media companies. Prior to Twitter, he held business development positions at Google/YouTube, acquiring content and building out YouTube’s live streaming strategy, team and technology.Hoffman began his career in the William Morris Agency mailroom, ultimately joining their corporate consulting department, advising Fortune 500 companies on their branded entertainment and marketing strategies.

Articles by Ross Hoffman

LA Tech Week 2025 Day 3 Recap: AI Search – Wednesday Oct 15

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

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

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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....