About
Scott Williamson is a product advisor working with B2B software and AI companies on product strategy, pricing, and scaling product teams. Previously, he served as Chief Product Officer at GitLab, where he scaled the company to $300M+ ARR and led it through an IPO, and as VP Product at SendGrid prior to its IPO and acquisition by Twilio. He advises venture and PE-backed companies across DevSecOps, AI, and vertical SaaS on areas including customer profiling, pricing and monetization, product development processes, and team building.
Experience
- S1 Product Advisors, LLCProduct Advisorcurrent2022 — present
- NorwestSenior Advisorcurrent2026 — present
- Ansa CapitalAdvisorcurrent2024 — present
- OSS CapitalPortfolio Partner: Productcurrent2022 — present
- GitLab Inc.Chief Product Officer2019 — 2022Boulder, Colorado
- Twilio Inc.Vice President, Product Management (SendGrid Business Unit)2019
- SendGridVice President, Product Management2013 — 2019Boulder, CO
- CA TechnologiesSr. Director, Product Management2009 — 2013Boulder, CO
- CA TechnologiesPrincipal Product Manager (acquired Wily Technology)2008 — 2009Boulder, CO
- Wily TechnologyDirector, Strategic Alliances2005 — 2008Boulder, CO
- Wily TechnologyField Alliance Manager2003 — 2004San Francisco Bay Area
- E*TRADE Business Solutions Group (acquired ShareData in 1998)District Sales Manager1997 — 2001San Francisco Bay Area
Education
- University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessMBA, Management of Technology2001 — 2003
- Congress-Bundestag Exchange Program1995 — 1996
- The University of KansasBS, Business Administration1991 — 1995
- Cooper Professional EducationDesign Certificate
Skills & more
Product Leadership1Product Management91Product StrategyPricing StrategyMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Start-ups7Product Marketing38Product Requirements16Product Development5Product Lifecycle Management1Go-to-market Strategy70Cloud Computing71
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Solution SellingStrategic AlliancesStrategic PartnershipsCompetitive AnalysisSoftware IndustryPre-salesProfessional ServicesSOAStrategyLeadershipManagementPersonal DevelopmentLanguages German
- Bystander Training: From Bystander to Upstander — LinkedIn
- Communicating Across Cultures — LinkedIn
- Communicating about Culturally Sensitive Issues — LinkedIn
- Skills for Inclusive Conversations — LinkedIn
- Confronting Bias: Thriving Across Our Differences — LinkedIn
- Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging — LinkedIn
- Unconscious Bias — LinkedIn
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Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business489
Mark FiorentinoInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Yibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHariFellow at Clear VenturesDennisDirector of Trading at Pantera Capital
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Also attended The University of Kansas48
Michelle DuncanDirector, Events at Ibex InvestorsMichelle GarlandPartner & CEO at Soul Search at AlleyCorpSam SilversheinVice President at Alpha PartnersHarry LuoSenior Associate at Reach CapitalJeff StowellManaging Partner at Royal Street Ventures Management Company, LlcRob BiedermanManaging Partner at Asymmetric Capital Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at GitLab Inc.22
Dave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Michael McBrideInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Bruce ArmstrongInvestor at Khosla VenturesEric JohnsonInvestor at Khosla VenturesTim McAdamGeneral Partner, Senior Advisor at TCVChrisInvestor at Perceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc
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Also worked at Twilio Inc.48
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Sangeen ZebInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Scott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesDylan PearcePartner at GreycroftAlbert WengerHeading towards the knowledge age
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Also worked at CA Technologies38
Greg DraconPartner at .406 VenturesIssac RothVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalGordon DaughertyCo-Founder & Chairman at Capital FactorySianFounding Partner at Saas Ventures, L.L.C.Wayne ByrneVenture Partner at BURNT ISLAND VENTURESHelder AntunesSenior Advisor at Armilar Venture Partners
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Also worked at Wily Technology8
Issac RothVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalStacy Brown-PhilpotFounder & Managing Partner at Cherryrock CapitalBhaskar SunkaraFounder, AppDynamics at Decibel PartnersGeorge BischofPartner at Meritech Capital PartnersDaryl PuryearChief Technology Officer at AbraJens SteinbornPartner at New Forge
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