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

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...

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...