Sanjay Sharma

Founder and CEO, Marginal Mediaworks

Sanjay is the Founder and CEO of Marginal Mediaworks. Before Marginal, he was the President and Chief Operating Officer of All Def Digital. Previously, he oversaw strategy, business development, legal affairs, and PR/corporate communications for Machinima, Inc., the world’s largest online video brand for gamers, with over 90m unique monthly viewers. A seasoned internet/media executive, Sharma came to Machinima from TV advertising technology startup, Spot Runner, where he was an early employee and the first senior member of the company’s Business Development and Revenue teams. Prior to Spot Runner, Sharma was an attorney in business and legal affairs at Warner Bros. Pictures. He began his career clerking on the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and then practicing IP, technology, and antitrust law with the international law firm Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe. Sharma graduated from Columbia University, Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa, with a B.A. in History and a focus in Film. He earned his JD with distinction from Stanford Law School.

Articles by Sanjay Sharma

Build Alignment Before You Burn Out

Everything Feels Urgent At early-stage companies, everything feels urgent: shipping product, closing customers, raising money. In that environment, planning can feel like a luxury, or even a liability. In my...

How To Use Reddit To Scale Organic Growth For Your Startup

In this Mucker Growth Series session, Colin Belyea, founder of Karmic and an expert in Reddit organic growth, breaks down how Reddit has become one of the most influential discovery...

Sales Comp Kick Start: Keys to Getting It Right as You Begin to Build Your Sales Team

Webinar Recap featuring Donya Rose, Managing Principal from The Cygnal Group Sales compensation is one of the most critical aspects of building a successful sales organization. Many early-stage founders stumble...

Austin Tech Week 2025 Recap

Mucker Capital hosted two powerful days of programming during Austin Tech Week, bringing together founders, operators, and growth leaders to share real-world insights from the startup trenches. Across four sessions,...

LA Tech Week 2025 Day 3 Recap: AI Search – Wednesday Oct 15

After two packed days exploring AI startup building and go-to-market growth, Day 3 of LA Tech Week shifted focus to the evolving world of AI Search, how new AI technologies...

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...