Nikola Sokolov

As a CEO, 99.9% of the feedback that reaches me is negative - because the positive notes rightly stay with the team.

But today, a client reached out unprompted just to say how impressed they were with Kristijan Trpevski.

That made my Monday.

Kiko - keep crushing it.

ceo @influencers.club - the creator data platform

I spent most of my career in growth, so for me, this has been the toughest role to fill.

After 50+ SATs, and countless interviews, an Italian dude shows up, super chill, loves startups, very smart, and willing to get his hands dirty.

It was almost too good to be true. 

In just the last 3 months, we've:

* Crushed our traffic records
* Increased our number of trials by 44% 
* Added 400k ARR
* Made me rethink my poor food choices 

and yet, we haven't even started with all the grand plans we have. 

Growth isn’t about how many people are doing it. It’s about the value of the ideas and the discipline to execute them. I’m excited to do both together.

Now it’s time to show why influencers.club is the only creator data provider that truly owns 100% of its data and why in an AI-driven world, that’s an advantage no one can catch up to.

Ale, welcome! We are lucky to have you!

Been a while since my last post here - and I have some big news to share.

I’ve joined influencers.club to lead their marketing and growth team.

After working across AI, e-commerce, blockchain, and proptech, one pattern has shown up again and again: creators have become one of the most powerful acquisition channels across industries - not just for awareness, but for measurable growth.

The creator economy felt like a natural (and exciting) next challenge.

Over the past three months, I’ve been working closely with the influencers.club team, and I’ve been impressed by the momentum and clarity of direction they’re building toward.

A few highlights:

- 15x growth last year
- 150,000+ monthly organic visitors
- Powering creator growth for global leaders like Amazon, TikTok, ShopMy, and many others

I first met Nikola Sokolov and the team at the IC Web Summit creator event. Beyond the fact that the team is great (and I am not just saying this because we threw the best party in Lisbon), conversations with Nikola made one thing very clear: we strongly align on where this industry is headed.

The future of the creator economy is data, programmatic execution and AI readiness - and the opportunity ahead is huge. As the space enters its next phase of maturity (+30% CAGR), IC is positioning itself better than anyone to lead that shift.

I’ll be sharing more as I continue to deepen my industry knowledge and as we launch some exciting updates (more on that very soon).

If you’re building in the creator economy - or curious about how to unlock the power of creator data - I’d love to connect and chat.

Everyone in Dubai - lets hang out tonight!

Always wanted to unite the players of the creative industry in one place, backstage and off the grid. Can't wish for a better setup - thx so much PHILIPP STRAUB and the FIVE Hotels and Resorts crew for making this possible. 

So, if you are in Dubai pls text me, or the absolute best partners in crime (Lucas Kollmann, Tobias Hoss 🔜 1 Billion Followers Summit, Lukas Runte, Eric Demuth, Nikola Sokolov, Bobby Petkovski, Philip Hammarskiöld 🔜 1 Billion Followers Summit) for this happening, and we will share the tickets directly as demand is too high.

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Uscreen

Report to the CEO.  Bootstrapped vertical SaaS & payments.  Memberships for video creators & YouTubers.

COO/CRO

Brex

Reported to the CRO.  Business banking, corporate card, expense management software, and bill pay software.

From $20 to $100M+ in annual revenue (~18 months).
Partners:  NetSuite, Quickbooks, Xero, TriNet, Shopify, Magento, and BigCommerce.
Channel:  Agencies, accountants, VARs, and system integrators (SIs and GSIs).

Partnerships & Sales

BlueVine

Reported to the CEO.  Business banking, working capital, and payments.

From $15 to $150M+ in annual revenue.
Team of ~30 people and 2,500+ partners responsible for ~60% of total revenue.
Channel: Brokers, bankers, VC, lower middle-market ecosystem (PE, lenders, i-bank)

Technology Crossover Ventures

Invested ~$400M across software, marketplace, media, ecommerce, and gaming businesses.

Sourced, evaluated, and executed equity investments with a check size between $50M - $250M.

Growth Equity

Electronic Arts

Supported two CEOs (John Riccitiello and Andrew Wilson), CFO (Blake Jorgenson), and President (Frank Gibeau) with M&A and strategy analysis.

Mobile gaming, esports, PC & console, free-to-play gambling, sports & brand licensing,

Corp Dev

Lazard

Broad industry experience with exposure to consumer, media & entertainment, retail, technology, and industrial

Investment Banking (M&A and restructuring)

I am the COO at Uscreen - pronounced [yoo-skreen].  We're on a mission to generate $1+ Billion of annual earnings for creators by 2025.

Uscreen is a growing (and profitable) bootstrapped SaaS business revolutionizing the way that video creators & YouTubers monetize their content.  

Prior to Uscreen, I helped two tech startups (Bluevine & Brex) grow from ~$20m to $150m+ of annual revenue.  Before that, I invested growth equity in pre-IPO tech scale-ups -- typically $50m to $250m at a time.  And supported the executive team at Electronic Arts with M&A and strategy.

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