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Brendan Bilko

Brendan Bilko

Founder, product & creative leader in sports and conversational products

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Los Angeles, California
Joined February 2025

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Founder and creative-product generalist: Brendan repeatedly blends brand, product and growth. He founded Robin (a sports-focused brand & product studio) and has led strategic creative work that ties product design to commercial activations. androbin+1
Conversational-product builder: As co‑founder and product lead at Dexter (Run Dexter), Brendan focused on authoring tools and visual editors for chatbots and messaging interfaces. He led product design, brand identity and business development, positioning Dexter to power activations for media and consumer brands. bbilko+2
Hands-on creative & production background: Earlier in his career Brendan co‑founded Mayday, a Brooklyn boutique creative agency, and worked in production roles—giving him practical experience across UX, technical direction, creative production and account leadership. bbilko+1
Operator-in-residence / sports-tech focus: Brendan served as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Elysian Park Ventures, and now leads Robin within that platform — a signal that his current work centers on sports, culture and product innovation at the intersection of brand and technology. elysianpark+1

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Writing and thinking publicly about product, conversational UI and design (publishes on Medium). medium+1