Mike Agostino
VP Product
at Financial Engines
Mike Agostino is currently the VP of Product at Financial Engines. He was previously the CTO at 33Across, an ad-tech company serving publishers. Prior to 33Across, he was the EIR at Idealab, where he was responsible for creating new entrepreneurial ventures with Idealab founder in online advertising, mobile applications and consumer internet. He was also the CEO of ContentVibe for 3 months, and was previously the CTO of Snap Technologies Inc for more than 5 years. Other than his executive roles, Mike also founded EmailLabs, an email marketing SASS that has been acquired by Lyris and GCXN. Mike graduated from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo with a BS degree in Computer Science.
Content & Articles by Mike Agostino
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....