Mark LaRosa
InvestorOperating Partner, GTM and Sales at Amplify Partners
San Diego, California, United States
About
Mark LaRosa is an Operating Partner at Amplify Partners who works with technical founders on customer acquisition and sales strategy. With over 20 years of experience in sales and solutions architecture roles at AWS, Google, SingleStore, and Interana, he assists with design partner identification, proof-of-concept structuring, and deal closure. Throughout his career, he has been involved in closing billions of dollars in deal value across Fortune 50 accounts and early-stage company sales.
Experience
- Amplify PartnersOperating Partnercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco, California
- Amazon Web ServicesPrincipal Solutions Architect, Strategic Accounts2017 — 2019Palo Alto, California
- InteranaVice President, Solutions Architecture2014 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- SingleStoreAdvisor2011 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- SingleStoreDirector, Sales Engineering2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- CORAIDPrincipal Architect2009 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleUX Solutions Architect/UX Researcher2006 — 2009San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleUser Experience Researcher (Intern)2006San Francisco Bay Area
- Shift SystemsCo-Founder/CEO2003 — 2008Greater Detroit Area
- Entron Computer SystemsTechnician/Consultant1997 — 2002Greater Detroit Area
Skills & more
User Experience DesignStorage Area Networks16NAS12Sun ClusterSAN12Storage29XenServerNetwork Architecture1System Architecture8Distributed Systems24IT Management1LDAP
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Software DevelopmentIntegrationCloud ComputingVirtualizationTechnical TrainingPre-salesProduct ManagementVoIPVMwareSolarisVMware InfrastructureLinuxLanguages Spanish
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate — Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional — Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mark LaRosa?
- Mark LaRosa is an Operating Partner at Amplify Partners who works with technical founders on customer acquisition and sales strategy. With over 20 years of experience in sales and solutions architecture roles at AWS, Google, SingleStore, and Interana, he assists with design partner identification, proof-of-concept structuring, and deal closure. Throughout his career, he has been involved in closing billions of dollars in deal value across Fortune 50 accounts and early-stage company sales.
- Where does Mark LaRosa work?
- Mark LaRosa is Operating Partner, GTM and Sales at Amplify Partners.
- Where did Mark LaRosa go to school?
- Mark LaRosa studied at University of Michigan (Master of Science - Human Computer Interaction, School of Information); University of Michigan (Bachelors Degree - Computer Science Engineering, Engineering).
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