Bob Holden

CEO, Shyn

Bob is currently the CEO of Shyn. Most recently, he served as the CEO of Savr, a smart grocery app for casual savers. Bob co-founded Boot Studios and is also as an Advisor for RentLingo and My Rewards Tree. Bob was the Chief Operating Officer at TreatFeed.com and is responsible for the company’s content and merchandising strategies. Prior to TreatFeed, Bob was Vice President of North American Singles at eHarmony, Inc. where he had P&L responsibility for the entire North American Business Unit and direct responsibility for the global product management team. His experience includes being General Manager at Rent.com and several other operating roles at eBay, including the Director and General Manager of the North American division of eBay Express. Other past experience includes five years with Procter & Gamble as a manufacturing engineer. Bob holds an MBA from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Cornell University.

Articles by Bob Holden

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....

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

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,...