Fractional Marketing Leadership · Go-to-Market Advisory

Turn developer love into enterprise growth

I build 0-to-1 GTM motions that take developer platforms to enterprise scale. Three went all the way to IPO — Box, MuleSoft, and Matterport. With over 15 years of running this play across startups, scaleups, late-stage, and big tech, I can meet your company wherever it is: nascent, at an inflection point, or ready for hypergrowth.

Companies & organizations I've worked with

Google Cloud
Salesforce
Canva
Box
MuleSoft
Redis
Exa
Matterport
WeWork
Station F
Alchemist Accelerator
Heavybit
Stage 2 Capital
Sharebird
Google Cloud
Salesforce
Canva
Box
MuleSoft
Redis
Exa
Matterport
WeWork
Station F
Alchemist Accelerator
Heavybit
Stage 2 Capital
Sharebird

A good platform is a good story — a good story is also a good platform

I'm a marketing executive who believes the best technology companies are built on two things: narratives that serve as rallying cries and go-to-market orchestration that lets them shine. I have the receipts.

Indy Sen — Go-to-Market Leader
3x
IPO driver (Box, MuleSoft, Matterport)
0 to 1
GTM function builder at startups and scaleups
2–12x
Growth multiplier (Salesforce, Google, Canva)
15+
Years in B2B and platform marketing leadership

Today, I work with select startups and brands in the developer tool and infrastructure space as a fractional leader and advisor — helping them find their pace in the AI era at the intersection of product truth, customer needs, and market timing.

Selected essays & posts

Want fresh GTM inspo?

The Remarketables is my newsletter that revisits iconic marketing moments and the playbooks behind them.

Podcasts & appearances

Livestream

The Agentic Edge: Why Storytelling Beats the Noise

Agentic marketing will accelerate what things you can do and how quickly you can do them. To be differentiated, however, you still need to think about your why.

The Crunch · LinkedIn Live
Podcast

The Marathon Mindset

My thoughts on why modern careers are about running your race, why you should chase dream work over dream jobs, and why you need to recharge as much as your devices.

Full Stack CEO
Podcast

The Ecosystem Growth Playbook That Works for Canva

Rajiv Parikh and I cover the principles behind building thriving platform ecosystems. Come for the strategy, stay for the Batman trivia.

Spark of Ages
Podcast

Ecosystem Marketing & Product Marketing KPIs

Fun pod retracing my product marketing journey with JD Prater, and sharing my guiding philosophies for building strong teams.

Product Marketing Experts
Podcast

From AppExchange to Canva: Two Decades in Ecosystems

Cristina Flaschen and I discuss shared learnings from decades of building ecosystems and why, in the age of agentic AI, your moat is the handshake you create with developers.

Between Product & Partnerships · Pandium
Podcast

Adventures in Messaging

I catch up with messaging guru Emma Stratton on how to craft cut-through narratives that resonate with diverse audiences.

Adventures in Messaging
Keynote

Defining Product Marketing and Metrics

I kicked off Heavybit's developer conference by demystifying the role of product marketing at developer-first companies.

Heavybit DevGuild
Keynote

Canva Create: Work Redesigned

Repped my team on stage at Canva's annual conference to share how our apps and integration partners are empowering the world to design.

Canva Create Conference
Clip

On saying no to "random acts of marketing"

Focusing on storytelling and enablement that delights your users is what leads to growth. Say no to the rest.

Redpoint Ventures · Instagram
Clip

Zen Leadership

Why the best marketing leaders lead from a place of presence, not panic.

Spark of Ages · YouTube
Clip

Three Pillars of a Good Platform

To succeed, you need to offer developers the right technology, ways to monetize, and a community they can learn from.

Spark of Ages · YouTube
Clip

On brand vs. culture

Brand is the promise you make to your customers. Culture is the one you make to your people.

Full Stack CEO · LinkedIn

Let's talk

Are you a startup or scaleup that's ready to turn your developer platform into a growth engine?

I can help you and your team with product marketing, platform strategy, developer and partner community growth, go-to-market orchestration, and product positioning and messaging. I'm also available as a speaker for conferences, offsites, panels, and media appearances.

You can get in touch via this form, or connect with me on social media.

Indy Sen speaking on stage at a conference