Anton Reut
COO, Trusted Media Brands, Inc.
Anton has 25+ years of experience founding, building, and exiting startups. Most recently, he was COO @ Jukin Media which had a nine-figure exit to Trusted Media in 2021. At Jukin, he oversaw the majority of employees including the technology, data, product, sales ops, HR, content acquisition, and production teams. He was also responsible for scaling Jukin’s India operations from 5 to 120+ employees. Anton specializes in creating value via strategic operational improvement and building systemic accountability. Early in his career, he co-founded eWork (www.eworkgroup.com) an early talent marketplace. Since then he has worked for IAC, US Auto, and others prior to Jukin/TMB.
Content & Articles by Anton Reut
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...
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
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....