From Google to 3 IPOs: Adam Sah on Building Products, Startups, and Staying Ahead
What does it take to build products that scale and companies that last—again and again?
Join Adam Sah, a serial founder and early Google engineer, for an inside look at how he’s turned ideas into impact over a 30-year career spanning engineering, entrepreneurship, and innovation. Adam’s journey includes being on the ground floor at Google, where he wrote the first Chrome extensions and helped shape core products, and going on to launch and lead multiple startups, including three that went public. Along the way, he’s accumulated 25 U.S. patents and built teams that thrive under pressure.
In this session, Adam will share hard-won lessons on what truly drives product-market fit, how to navigate the founder journey through cycles and pivots, and why his long view of company-building has helped him consistently stay ahead of the curve. He’ll also speak candidly about mistakes, reinventions, and how to make success sustainable.
Whether you’re at your first startup or your fifth, this conversation will give you a rare lens into the mindset and mechanics of a founder who’s done it all—and is still building.
Opening Remarks @ 9:30am PT
Join us for opening remarks with Dina Wagner, Head of Member Success at Founders Network, to get the latest updates from the Network and opportunities for getting involved.
Keynote Speaker @ 9:40am PT
Adam Sah is a seasoned entrepreneur, operator, and investor with over 30 years of experience building and scaling technology companies. Currently, he is the Founder and Managing Director of Zero Capital, name reflects the “zero-to-one” mindset and the aspiration to add value beyond capital. The firm operates with authenticity, transparency, and a focus on positive reputation, seeking inspiration and joy as deeper goals—signals of extremely high function.
Adam began his career as a senior engineer at Google, where he helped build core infrastructure and held tech lead and management roles from 2004 to 2009. Over the years, he has co-founded and led multiple startups to success, including Buyer's Best Friend, SenSage Technologies, and Byte Foods. His ventures have contributed to three IPOs, and he holds 25 U.S. patents across various technologies.
In addition to building, Adam is a highly active angel investor, backing early-stage companies in FinTech, generative AI, developer tools, and enterprise SaaS. His portfolio includes companies like CodeSee, Invisible Technologies, and Nana. From 2019 to 2023, he also served as a Strategic Technology Advisor to CVS Health, bringing startup agility to Fortune 10 innovation.
Adam earned his degree from UC Berkeley and is based in the New York City area. He’s passionate about transforming great ideas into real-world impact—and helping other founders do the same.
Stage-Based Roundtables @ 10:30am PT
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