Damien Mahoney
Chief Strategy Officer at Nosto · Former at Stackla
Damien Mahoney is Chief Strategy Officer at Nosto, the Finnish e-commerce personalisation platform, following its 2021 acquisition of Stackla, the Australian user-generated content company he co-founded with Peter Cassidy in 2011. Stackla raised $4 million in 2016 backed by Bailador Technology Investments, and survived a near-fatal setback in 2019 when Facebook and Instagram cut its platform access during a post-Cambridge Analytica crackdown, before Bailador's stake was later valued at $11.5 million in Nosto shares. At Nosto, Mahoney focuses on sales, customer strategy, product and thought leadership. He discussed Stackla's early days on Welcome to Day One.
In their own words
From Damien Mahoney from Stackla · Welcome to Day OneA lot of times when employees come into a business, they're waiting to be told what to do. We try and hire people that will tell us what to do.
Career
- Now Chief Strategy Officer · Nosto
- 2012–2021 · Startup Co-founder & CEO · Stackla
- Earlier Digital lead · Macquarie Radio Network
- Earlier Senior digital strategist · National Rugby League
Sources: martechseries.com
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