About
Advisor focused on product-led go-to-market.
Experience
- BuildkiteBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- Investor / AdvisorInvestor / Advisorcurrent2011 — present
- VimeoBoard Member2021 — 2025
- VimeoInterim CEO2023 — 2024
- Democracy WorksChair Of The Board Of Directors2020 — 2022
- SalesforceCEO, Heroku2013 — 2018
- cloudconnect.comCo-founder, CEO2012 — 2013
- DropboxSVP, Marketing and Sales2010 — 2011
- salesforce.comVP, Platform and Developer Marketing2003 — 2009
- Grand Central CommunicationsVP, Product Marketing2000 — 2002
- personifyCo-founder1996 — 2000
Skills & more
Python13Java21PostgreSQL11Public Speaking14Force.com18Heroku8
From Adam's professional profile.
Colleagues at Zenda
Network9
Evan WilliamsScout
Co-founder of Twitter, Blogger and Medium
Guillermo RauchScout
Founder & CEO of Vercel
Eynat GuezScout
Co-founder & CEO of Papaya Global
Austin OgilvieScout
Angel investor
Charles ZedlewskiScout
Venture Partner at Zero Prime Ventures
David Sacks
Co-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto Czar
Jay Simons
General Partner at Bond Capital Management
Sean Whitney
Principal at Craft Ventures
Steve Vassallo
Investor at Foundation Capital
Investors connected to Adam in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Adam Gross?
- Advisor focused on product-led go-to-market.
- Where does Adam Gross work?
- Adam Gross is at Zenda.
- What check size does Adam Gross write?
- Adam Gross typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
- Where did Adam Gross go to school?
- Adam Gross studied at Carnegie Mellon University (BS New Media Systems and Policy, Computer Science, Telecommunications).
Founder mafias
Carnegie Mellon University mafia231
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Kai-Fu LeeResearch Computer Scientist / Assistant ProfessorFounded 01Lucy GuoComputer ScienceFounded Passes +1Joshua XuMaster's degreeFounded HeyGenWilliam GuttmanDistinguished Service Professor of Economics & Special Advisor to ProvostFounded CurvePoint +3Dr. Manu KumarBSFounded K9 Ventures +2Rodney BrooksResearch ScientistFounded Rethink Robotics +2
+ 224 more
Dropbox mafia59
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Drew HoustonCo-founder & CEOFounded AccoladeKanjun QiuProduct ManagerFounded Kanjun +2Gautam JayaramanEngineerFounded Onsite Pro +2Ivan KiriginProduct ManagerFounded YesGraph +1Sam OdioSenior Director of Product ManagementFounded Divvyshot +1Sheridan ClayborneMachine Learning Product ManagerFounded Lendtable +1
+ 52 more
Zenda mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Carnegie Mellon University410
Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AILucy GuoCo-founder of Scale AI; founder & CEO of PassesJoshua XuCo-founder & CEO of HeyGenJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalOren EtzioniVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group
+ 404 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Buildkite4
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Also worked at Vimeo13
JJ AghaChief Information Security Officer & SVP, IT at Asymmetric Capital PartnersMo KoyfmanFounder and General Partner at Shine CapitalLily BrownAssociate, Partnerships & Operations at Acumen AmericaGillian MunsonChief Financial Officer Vimeo at Lytical VenturesGarrett BugbeePrincipal at Radian CapitalKunal SinhaVenture Partner at Zero Infinity Partners
+ 7 more
Also worked at Salesforce253
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesMarc BenioffCo-founder, Chair & CEO of SalesforceParker HarrisCo-founder of SalesforceViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalWesley BarrowPartner at Correlation Ventures
+ 247 more
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