Erik's Amazing marketing/comms people (non-a16z)

byErik Torenberg

  1. Brie Wolfson

    Investor at Positive Sum; writer at Colossus

    1. Positive Sum

      Investor

      Present

    2. Merlin

      Co-founder

      Present

    3. Colossus

      Writer

      Present

  2. Allison Braley

    Partner & Head of Marketing at Bain Capital Ventures

    1. Bain Capital Ventures (BCV)

      Partner & Head of Marketing

      2022 – Present

    2. Playground Global

      Head of Communications & Marketing

      2022

  1. Camille Ricketts

    Operating Partner and Head of Marketing at XYZ Venture Capital

    1. XYZ Venture Capital

      Operating Partner and Head of Marketing

      2024-06 – Present

    2. Emergence Capital

      Expert Network

      2024-06 – 2025-06

    3. Notion

      Co-Head of Marketing, Brand & Communications

      2021-01 – 2022-05

  2. Lindsay McCallum Rémy

    Communications at OpenAI

    1. OpenAI

      Head of Platform & Research Communications

      2024 – Present

    2. Headline

      VP of Communications & Marketing

      2023 – 2024

    3. Twitter

      Global Product Communications Lead

      2019 – 2022

  1. Devin Lewtan

    1. turbopuffer

      Growth and Brand

      2026-03 – Present

    2. Mad Realities

      Co-Founder

      2021-09 – Present

    3. The Browser Company

      GTM

      2023-12 – 2025-11

  2. Kelly Sims

    Partner at Thrive Capital

    1. Thrive Capital

      Partner, Head of Communications, Marketing & Public Affairs

      2022-05 – Present

    2. Twitter

      VP of Global Communications

      2021-07 – 2022

    3. Stripe

      Head of Global Communications

      2013-09 – 2019-10

  1. Amelia Salyers

    Storytelling at Notion

    1. Notion

      Storytelling

      2025-11 – Present

    2. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

      Founding Managing Editor, Future

      2018-12 – 2022-11

    3. Mixpanel

      Director of Corporate Marketing

      2015-11 – 2018-11

  1. Lulu Cheng Meservey

    Founder & CEO of Rostra; Shopify board member

    1. Shopify

      Board Member

      2024-06 – Present

    2. Rostra

      Founder and CEO

      2024-03 – Present

    3. Lulu Cheng Meservey GP, LLC

      Managing Director

      Present