Sean Besser

Advisor, Burner (Ad Hoc Labs)

Sean Besser is currently an advisor at Burner (Ad Hoc Labs). He was most recently the Chief Business Officer and co-founder of Tapslash, which was acquired by GIPHY. Before Tapslash, Sean was the Head of Platform at Peel. Previously he was responsible for guiding the corporate growth of Rovi, including identifying, expanding and managing its strategic partnerships. Sean leads business development and metadata content acquisition efforts companywide and manages a team of Business Development and digital strategy specialists in the areas of content, metadata and technology. Sean brings to Rovi nearly 15 years of experience in the delivery of entertainment and related services, including work at TiVo, Fox Sports, NBC, EchoStar (The DISH Network), and most recently Movielink, where he headed up all of the company’s business development and strategic partnership activities. Sean holds an M.B.A. from the Haas Graduate School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, and both a J.D. and B.A from the University of Southern California.

Articles by Sean Besser

Compensation benchmarks and equity insights for early-stage startups

Compensation Benchmarks for Early Stage Startups with Peter Walker

In this Mucker Growth Session, Peter Walker from Carta reviews insights and compensation benchmarks for early stage startups gathered from Carta’s extensive dataset of nearly 50,000 startups. In the evolving...

Legal 101 For Startups with Amanda Busch

In this Mucker Growth Session, Amanda Busch, General Counsel at Mucker, discusses the legal basics founders should consider when building their startup. Link to Slide Content: Mucker Growth Series –...

Buyer Journey Framework – The Secret To B2B Go-To-Market Success

Buyer Journey Framework – The Secret To B2B Go-To-Market Success with Tony Yang

In this Mucker Growth Session, Tony Yang, Head of Growth at Mucker, walks through using a buyer’s journey framework to improve your customer’s experience and your conversion rates. Common Buyer...

Annual Financial Planning Best Practices for Startups with Debbie Rosler

In this Mucker Growth Session, Debbie Rosler from Burkland reviews best practices for building a startup annual financial plan. Objectives of Financial Planning for Startups There are 6 key objectives...

Creative GenAI Applications to Fuel Early Stage Startup Growth with Rosemary Brisco and Bob Mitton

In this Mucker Growth Session, Rosemary Brisco and Bob Mitton, renowned consultants in the AI field, focus on how startups can utilize AI to enhance growth and efficiency across various...

How To Identify Key Product Metrics To Unlock Value For Product-Led Startups with David Jesse

In this Mucker Growth Session, David Jesse, Senior Product Advisor & Coach at Prodify with prior product leadership experience at DoorDash, Groupon, and eBay, focuses on aligning your product metrics...

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