We’re reinventing B2B buying decision making
We’re Slooster
Our Story
Prior to launching Slooster, founding CEO Blake Park helped major software companies like Microsoft and AWS market their products. It was while overseeing marketing research that Blake repeatedly heard a common problem: Companies of all sizes struggle when making major software and other complex purchases.
Their pain centered on the challenge the buying team or the buying committee tasked with investigating options and then making a purchase decision encounters. Namely, they are often overwhelmed with the task. They struggle keeping track of demo assessments, analyst reports, and more. The result? The buying committee and the procurement department become mutually frustrated with what the CTO of a Fortune 500 company likened to being in "sausage factory."
Blake subsequently experienced that frustration first-hand multiple times when he served on buying committees for large enterprises and mid-sized companies making software and other complex purchases.
Out of that pain and a recognition of how generative AI could be used to address that pain was born Slooster.
Slooster's products have not been released yet, but if you are interested in learning more or participating in the product rollout, contact us today.
Leadership
Blake Park, co-founder and CEO
While Blake's career spans working for major companies, marketing agencies, and consultancies, he also brings experience as an entrepreneur. Blake co-founded and was one of the first hires for two startups (one of which was purchased by Hewlett-Packard Enterprise). He also is a recognized innovator in B2B user experiences, technology, and marketing for companies such as AWS, Microsoft, SVB, ServiceNow, and Getty Images. Blake earned his MBA from USC and his undergraduate degree from Yale.
Surat Mukker, CTO
Bringing a rare combination of hands-on tech development and proven engineering leadership experience, Surat began as a software developer, grew into architecture and leadership roles, and has led globally distributed teams to deliver products for startups and enterprises. Her experience spans SaaS, fintech, telecom, networking, and ecommerce. She earned her MS in computer applications from the University of Delhi.
Mario Grijalva, Chief Product Officer
With expertise in UX and design, plus experience leading product design for companies such as Ancestry, BlackBerry, and Veritas Technologies, Mario is a full-stack developer who has been diving deeply into AI, serving as a Board Advisor for the Strategic Artificial Intelligence Program at the USF School of Management. Mario graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Blake and Mario have known each other for more than a decade, having worked together at Sapient Razorfish, developing websites and marketing for companies such as Charles Schwab, Intel, and VMware.