Adam Coleman

Overview

15 years around startups; now investing in developer infrastructure. Previously an operator for 8 years before investing. Backed 16 founders at pre-seed and seed. Most at home with developer tools and open source. Yoga every morning.

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Experience

1. Partner

   Sep 2023 - Present
   Saltwater Ventures · 3 yr 1 mo · Contract · San Diego, CA
   • Led the migration of 74 services to open source.
   • Shipped a rewrite that took build times from 25 minutes to under 2.
   • Built the experimentation framework 20 product teams use to ship changes safely.
2. Sales Manager

   Jul 2021 - Sep 2023
   Dropbox · 2 yr 2 mo · Full-time · San Diego, CA
   • Closed 216% of quota two years running.
3. Regional Sales Director

   Nov 2018 - Jul 2021
   DoorDash · 2 yr 8 mo · Full-time · San Diego, CA
   • Built the mid-market team from 4 to 39 reps.
   • Shortened the mid-market sales cycle from 9 months to 5.
4. Sales Development Representative

   Jan 2016 - Nov 2018
   Workday · 2 yr 10 mo · Full-time · San Diego, CA
   • Opened 5 new logos over $2 million ACV in the region.
5. Regional Sales Director

   Aug 2013 - Jan 2016
   Oracle · 2 yr 5 mo · Full-time · San Diego, CA
   • Opened 6 new logos over $3 million ACV in the region.

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Education

1. University of Michigan

   BSE, Finance
   2006 - 2010