Sam Grone

Sam Grone is a product leader with over 10 years of experience in architecting AI-driven platforms and decentralized systems at Fortune 500 companies and venture-backed startups in New York, New York, United States.

Sam recently served as Head of Product at Banyan (Seed, a16z), where Sam led the entire product organization for decentralized storage and AI labs projects. In this role, Sam successfully launched Alpha in 90 days and scaled to General Availability in 9 months, delivering a full enterprise platform with API, SDK, and CLI. Sam also architected AI-driven personal assistant, HR optimization tools, and note-taking labs projects using Claude and Obsidian, achieving over 300 enterprise users and securing seed extension from a16z.

Previously, Sam was Head of Product at Upshot (Series A, Framework/ Polychain), scaling the product organization through a rapid growth phase. Sam built and led a cross-functional organization of 26 individuals, managed a $4MM strategic budget, and architected a data platform serving 5,000 users.

Sam's extensive background includes serving as a Senior Product Manager II at Compass, where Sam led strategic product initiatives across AI, video, and productivity platforms. Sam architected an AI-driven video captioning system that drove 70% month-over-month adoption growth and implemented machine learning capabilities that reduced video creation time by 98%. Sam's career also includes roles at Paribus (YC'15), RetailMeNot, Inc., and Amazon, where Sam led brand strategy and project management for consumer electronics.

Sam possesses deep expertise in AI/ML, Blockchain, Web3, Enterprise Platform Development, API Development & Integration, and Mobile & Web App Development. Sam is currently focused on transforming emerging technologies into revenue-generating platforms and leading cross-functional strategy and execution.

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