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Adam Frankl

Investor

Expert Advisory Board — Partner at Alchemist Accelerator at 33N

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Adam Frankl advises founders of early-stage developer-facing startups on developer awareness and adoption, drawing on his experience as the first VP of Marketing at JFrog, Neo4j, and Sourcegraph. His work focuses on messaging and positioning for developer-facing products. He serves as a faculty member and DevOps chair at the Alchemist Accelerator, where he coaches portfolio companies on go-to-market strategy and scaling, and is the author of The Developer Facing Startup.

Experience

  1. The Developer Facing Startup#1 Best Selling Authorcurrent2024 — present
  2. EngFlowAdvisor ♦ Investor ♦ Researchercurrent2020 — present
  3. Alchemist AcceleratorPartner ♦ Top 1% CEO Coach ♦ Faculty Member ♦ DevOps Chaircurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. Self-employedStartup Advisorcurrent2002 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. GenerationshipFacultycurrent2025 — present
  6. SourcegraphMarketing Advisor ♦ First VP of Marketing2018 — 2021California, United States
  7. JFrogFirst VP of Marketing2014 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Neo4jMarketing Advisor ♦ First VP of Marketing2010 — 2014San Mateo
  9. Resounding Technology (acquired by MPath Interactive)CEO, Co-founder1999 — 2002
  10. Rational SoftwareDirector of Marketing1995 — 1999
  11. Lockheed Skunk WorksSoftware Developer1991 — 1995California, United States
  12. US ArmyInfantry Captain1987 — 1994

Education

  1. Princeton UniversityB.S.E.
  2. Touro UniversityMaster of Arts, Jewish History2026 — 2031
  3. Stanford UniversityExecutive Program, High Tech Marketing with Professor Geoffrey Moore
  4. University of California, BerkeleyGraduate Courses in Technology Marketing
  5. US Army Infantry Officer CourseHonor Graduate
  6. General AssemblyAndy Raskin's course on Strategic Narrative

Skills & more

Start-ups99Product Marketing73Go-to-market Strategy7Entrepreneurship16Demand Generation13Lead Generation31Marketing Strategy4Product Management58Social Media Marketing22Market Research15Marketing20B2B6
+8 moreCompetitive AnalysisCloud ComputingPositioningGraph DatabasesStrategyStrategic PlanningLeadershipEnterprise Software
  • Category Design Academy — Category Pirates
  • Business Model Generation Workshop & Masterclass — Strategyzer
  • Leading a Marketing Team — LinkedIn

From Adam's professional profile.

Colleagues at 33N

Achiad Avivi
Expert Advisory Board — Founder at LAS security at 33N
Alina Medentsy
VC Operations Analyst at 33N
André Azevedo
Expert Advisory Board — CEO at Ancoris at 33N
Artur Monteiro
Technologist In Residence at 33N
Ayman Hammoudeh
Expert Advisory Board — Venture Advisor at 33N
Brian Nesmith
Strategic Committee — Founder & Executive Chairman at Arctic Wolf at 33N
Carlos Alberto Silva
Managing Partner at 33N
Cassio Sampaio
Expert Advisory Board — CPTO at Aiven at 33N

Frequently asked questions

Where does Adam Frankl work?
Adam Frankl is Expert Advisory Board — Partner at Alchemist Accelerator at 33N.

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Stanford University mafia854

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Reid HoffmanB.S.Founded Manas AI +1Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +3Mike Maples JrBSFounded Pattern BreakersSteve JurvetsonBSEEFounded Mojo VisionBalaji SrinivasanLecturer, Departments of Statistics and Computer ScienceFounded Counsyl +1Jess LeeBSFounded Polyvore

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University of California, Berkeley mafia519

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General Assembly mafia30

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Alchemist Accelerator mafia15

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Andrew ScheuermannCoach and InvestorFounded Arch Systems +1Paolo PriviteraMentor at Alchemist AcceleratorFounded 1521 Capital +1Daniel ShaposhnikovMentorFounded HypointRavi BelaniFounder & ChairmanFounded AlchemistIan BergmanChief Executive OfficerFounded AlchemistJordan KretchmerStrategic AdvisorFounded Carbon Robotics

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Same school

Also attended Princeton University551

Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate VenturesDavid CoatsManaging Director & Co-Founder at Correlation VenturesDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera CapitalHoward CoxSpecial Limited Partner at Greylock Partners

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Also attended Touro University4

Chuck CorcoranMajor General USAF (ret.) at NEW VISTA CAPITALRyan T. MelohnCo-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Expansion Venture CapitalChaya NourafchanCCO, Operations at ATW PartnersMichael GruenGeneral Partner at Animal Capital

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Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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TinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesDavidInvestor at MGV.VCMichael BairdInvestor at Green FlagSabine QuetantMarketing at Collide CapitalPhil JacobSenior Associate at RampersandSanchit DhotePrincipal at Outward VC

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Shared employers

Also worked at EngFlow2

Lina WennerPartner at firstminute capitalSarah RazaFounder at Kabilah

Also worked at Sourcegraph10

Scott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesJane AlexanderPartner at CapitalGLenny PrussGeneral Partner at Amplify PartnersBeyang LiuB2B SaaS / Dev Tooling at OVO FundAndrew ReedPartner at Sequoia CapitalJohn LuttigPartner at Founders Fund

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Jai DasPartner, President at Sapphire VenturesAnders RanumPartner at Sapphire VenturesAndy VitusPartner at Scale Venture PartnersJessica NealOperating Partner at TCVRaman KhannaManaging Director at Dell Technologies CapitalAlex ClaytonPartner at Meritech Capital Partners

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Also worked at Neo4j10

Rob RueckertPartner at Sorenson VenturesMagnus ChristersonAI Committee Chair at Alliance of AngelsJohan BrennerGeneral Partner at CreandumSami AhvenniemiGeneral Partner at Vendep CapitalChristian JepsenPartner at Heartcore CapitalJulianDirector, Pipeline Management at Denver Ventures

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