Sam Wick

Head of Ventures, UTA Ventures

Sam has over 20 years of experience in marketing, business development, and relationship management in the traditional media, technology, and publishing industries. He is a highly effective, executive-level professional whose accomplishments include building and growing start-up companies and assisting established corporations in bridging traditional and new media business opportunities. Sam’s professional accomplishments include high-level contributions in creative development, trend forecasting, strategic alliances, product development, project management, market research, and business development. He has proven ability to develop, extend, and leverage a brand both online and offline; to identify, sign, and market talent from inception to platinum level; and to successfully develop a broad range of products from inception to release. In addition, his experience includes traditional and non-traditional marketing methods, content aggregation and delivery, niche data collection and profiling, customer and client profiling, and viral campaign implementation strategy. He also has strong relationships with major, independent record companies and major technology companies at executive levels.

Articles by Sam Wick

Sales Comp Kick Start: Keys to Getting It Right as You Begin to Build Your Sales Team

Webinar Recap featuring Donya Rose, Managing Principal from The Cygnal Group Sales compensation is one of the most critical aspects of building a successful sales organization. Many early-stage founders stumble...

Austin Tech Week 2025 Recap

Mucker Capital hosted two powerful days of programming during Austin Tech Week, bringing together founders, operators, and growth leaders to share real-world insights from the startup trenches. Across four sessions,...

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

After two packed days exploring AI startup building and go-to-market growth, Day 3 of LA Tech Week shifted focus to the evolving world of AI Search, how new AI technologies...

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...

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