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
Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) for Early Stage Companies
In our latest session from the Mucker Growth Series featuring Ethan Smith from Graphite, we explored AEO, a significant new approach for optimizing visibility in AI-driven search, particularly relevant as...
Startup Guide to AI Visibility: Be the Brand ChatGPT Recommends
Introduction Today, users aren’t just searching on Google. They’re asking ChatGPT, Claude, Google’s Gemini, Perplexity, and other AI systems for advice. AI visibility is the new frontier of brand awareness....
Practical Uses of AI & Automation for Startup Operations
In a recent Mucker Growth Series session, we invited Rock Vitale, Founder & CEO of Easie, to share how he’s helped early-stage teams move from manual, fragmented workflows to streamlined,...
2025 New York Tech Week Recap Of Mucker Sessions
Last week during New York Tech Week 2025, we joined more than 1,000 events hosted by founders, investors, and VCs. This post is a full Mucker recap of the three...
How to Build a Customer Support Function for Startups Using AI Tools with Alex Velinov
Delivering high-quality customer support can be one of the most resource-draining parts of a startup. The good news: we’re at a turning point where founders can use AI tools to...
Zero → 100: The Exact Steps We Took to Close Our First 100 Paying Customers
Going from zero customers to 100 in just four months sounds impossible—unless you’re a founder willing to roll up your sleeves and hustle relentlessly. I’m Gaurav Bhattacharya, co-founder of Jeeva.ai,...