Alex Godelman
VP & Global Head of Engineering, Engineer.ai
Alex Godelman is the VP and Global Head of Engineering at Engineer.ai. He most recently served as the CTO & SVP at Sony New Media Solutions / rGENERATOR, the leading provider of D2C (direct to consumer) eCommerce and data-driven BI & marketing solutions to the major entertainment industry. He is also the founder and board member of DRESR, Inc., a SaaS e-commerce platform that empowers influencers and tastemakers to amplify their monetization potential through e-commerce. Prior to rGENERATOR and DRESR, Inc., he was the CTO at Evolve Media (formerly Gorilla Nation Media), a global company that offers premium content to its consumers while offering marketers the tools needed to execute custom, content-led targeted solutions that reach its audience of near 90 million globally each month. Alex is an Engineering and Product Executive with near 20 years of global leadership experience and solid track record of success delivering web-based products and services. Alex holds an M.A. in Computer Science & Applied Mathematics from Universitatea de Stat din Moldova.
Content & Articles by Alex Godelman
LA Tech Week 2025 Day 2 Recap: Startup Growth – Tuesday Oct 14
After a packed AI Building Day, we continued LA Tech Week with Startup Growth Day, a full schedule of sessions focused on go-to-market strategy, founder journeys, and scaling startups in...
LA Tech Week 2025 Day 1 Recap: AI Building – Monday Oct 13
We hosted three full days of events during LA Tech Week, each one focused on helping founders learn, connect, and build with the latest in AI and startup growth. Day...
Using Customer Feedback to Build a Product that Customers Will Love
Customer feedback is the lifeblood of successful product development, but many startups struggle with collecting, validating, and prioritizing the constant stream of input from users, advisors, and internal teams. In...
How Shaun Merritt Vibe-Coded Karrot.ai As A Solo Builder
I recently had the opportunity to chat with Shaun Merritt, cofounder and CTO of Karrot.ai, a LinkedIn ABM tool. Shaun was kind enough to share a comprehensive breakdown of how...
7 Steps to Build a Product That Sells Itself
The Founder’s Mental Health Playbook: What I Learned After Nearly Burning Out
A hard-won guide to staying mentally healthy while building a startup I founded Stitcher, the podcast platform, in 2007 and ran it for seven years until we sold in 2014....
