Baba Uppal
SVP, Strategy and Business Development, Secret Location
Baba Uppal specializes in innovation strategy and business development and is currently the SVP of Strategy and Business Development at Secret Location. He was most recently the VP of Business Development at AFINITY, a venture-backed mobile engagement and monetization platform. Previously he was the Director of Digital Media at Endemol USA, the North American division of the largest global independent television production company in the world behind reality and game show blockbusters. While at Endemol USA, he was responsible for business development of original digital video for online and mobile distribution. Prior to Endemol USA, he was the Independent Strategy Consultant at A&E Television Networks and Business Development Consultant at Curb Media. Baba holds an MBA in Real Estate, Strategy & Entrepreneurship from University of Southern California – Marshall School of Business.
Content & Articles by Baba Uppal
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,...