Jamie Byrne
Director, YouTube
Jamie Byrne is currently leading Global Creator and Enterprise Partnerships for Youtube. Most recently, he was responsible for leading Content Commercialization for YouTube, helping to drive increased monetization to the YouTube content ecosystem.
Jamie joined YouTube in June 2006 prior to the company’s acquisition by Google. His early accomplishments at YouTube include leading the development of key advertising products and leading YouTube’s Sales Development function.
Prior to joining YouTube, Jamie worked for Yahoo! in Los Angeles. Before Yahoo!, Jamie spent 5 years at DoubleClick in New York where he held various positions including overseeing DoubleClick’s sponsorship development group and kick-starting DoubleClick’s mobile initiatives.
Jamie received a bachelor of communications and a bachelor of history from Rutgers University. He currently lives in Los Angeles.
Content & Articles by Jamie Byrne
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....