Tyler Goldman

Former CEO, JUUL Labs

Tyler Goldman is the former CEO of Juul Labs. Before Juul Labs, Tyler Goldman was the North American CEO of Deezer and was responsible for the strategic growth and direction of Deezer in the US. He has more than 20 years of experience launching and leading innovative entertainment and technology companies. Prior to Deezer, Tyler was the founder and chief executive of Buzz Media, the largest digital publisher of pop culture content in the U.S., overseeing websites such as Buzznet, Celebuzz, Go Fug Yourself, and KimKardashian.com. Tyler also founded Movielink—a joint venture owned by Warner Bros. Studios, Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios, Sony Pictures Entertainment and MGM for the digital distribution of video content before it was sold to Blockbuster. Prior to that, he founded Broadband Sports Inc., an Internet sports site considered a pioneer in the digital sports space. A fifth-generation San Franciscan, Tyler went to Dartmouth College, Kellogg Business School at Northwestern and Northwestern Law School, eventually working as a lawyer in London, Brussels and Palo Alto.

Articles by Tyler Goldman

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

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

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,...

2025 New York Tech Week Recap Of Mucker Sessions

Last week during New York Tech Week 2025, we joined more than 1,000 events hosted by founders, investors, and VCs. This post is a full Mucker recap of the three...

How to Build a Customer Support Function for Startups Using AI Tools with Alex Velinov

Delivering high-quality customer support can be one of the most resource-draining parts of a startup. The good news: we’re at a turning point where founders can use AI tools to...

Zero → 100: The Exact Steps We Took to Close Our First 100 Paying Customers

Going from zero customers to 100 in just four months sounds impossible—unless you’re a founder willing to roll up your sleeves and hustle relentlessly. I’m Gaurav Bhattacharya, co-founder of Jeeva.ai,...