George Leimer
VP, Data Platforms, The Walt Disney Company
George Leimer has over 20 years of experience in functional and general management of technology companies. He is currently the VP of Data Platforms at The Walt Disney Company. Most recently, he served as the VP of Fantasy Sports and Premium Products at ESPN. Previously he was the director of online store merchandising at Apple, and co-founded planfortytwo, inc. in 2011. He spent five years (1999 – 2005) working at Half.com, an eBay Company as its VP of Operations and later spent another two years at eBay as its Senior Director. George is skilled in E-commerce and Strategic Partnerships and obtained his BS in Management, MIS Concentration from Widener University.
Content & Articles by George Leimer
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....