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.

Articles by Alex Godelman

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

Learn the 7 steps to product-led growth (PLG) to build a product that sells itself. Drive activation, boost conversions, and scale efficiently with Wes Bush from ProductLed....

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....

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,...