Satya Patel

Partner, Homebrew

Satya is currently a Partner at Homebrew, a Seed stage venture capital firm providing capital and assistance to entrepreneurs who are building the companies that they envision within the Bottom Up Economy. Previously he was the Vice President of Product Management at Twitter. Before joining Twitter, Satya was a Partner at Battery Ventures, where he co-led the firm’s investment activity in the consumer Internet and digital media sectors. Satya currently serves on the Board of Directors for BlueKai, FreeWheel Media, Jelli, LiveIntent, Lotame and KIPP Bay Area Schools. Prior to Battery, Satya was a senior product manager at Google, where he worked on various business development and product management initiatives for AdSense, including Google Ad Manager, beginning in 2003. Before Google, he was senior product manager at DoubleClick, where he led the search marketing platform efforts and also worked on the core DART adserving platform. Earlier in his career, Satya was a venture capitalist with two NY-based venture capital firms and a consultant with Monitor Company. Satya graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a BS in Finance from the Wharton School and a BA in Psychology from the College of Arts & Sciences.

Articles by Satya Patel

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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