From Google to 3 IPOs: Adam Sah on Startups, Products & 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 Fattom, Member Success Manager 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 9 exits, 3 IPOs, 25 patents and was an early senior technical lead at Google.

Currently, he is the Founder and Managing Director of Zero Capital, a pre-seed fund reflecting the zero-to-one focus 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 and signals of high function. Adam invests in a variety of technology sectors, and half of his recent investments involve AI. He earned his graduate degree from UC Berkeley and is currently based in New York City, where he's co-chair of the NYC chapter of the Google Alumni. Adam is also longtime faculty at Alchemist Accelerator, the leading program for B2B startups.

Stage-Based Roundtables @ 10:30am PT

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