Sam Bax

Founder | Building AI-native GTM systems | Previously GTM at Saturn (YC) & Databricks

Londongtme · universe-v1
Stealth Startupex-Surge Marketing Agencyex-The AI-First Business Podcast

About

I’m a founder and GTM operator with a background in building and selling early-stage businesses. I launched my first company while at college, bootstrapped it through COVID, and scaled it to ~£4k MRR. Since then, I’ve founded and worked on multiple early-stage products in the AI and automation space, learning sales, product, and go-to-market the hard way, by doing it myself. More recently, I worked in GTM at Databricks, where I saw how complex sales motions operate at scale and how strong systems, process, and execution make the difference between interest and real outcomes. Everything I’ve learned has been self-taught, driven by a genuine interest in how startups scale, how GTMs are built, and how sales teams actually close. I’m currently working on new projects helping companies design and improve their go-to-market motion, with a strong focus on sales strategy and automation. Outside of work, I’m drawn to long-term challenges. I’ve completed ultra-distance swims for charity, walked 120 miles with a 20kg pack, and sailed across the Atlantic. I like hard problems, ownership, and seeing things through.

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Sam Bax

GTM Engineer · Stealth Startup

Career Timeline

Now → Past

  1. STEALTH STARTUPJOB
    1. GTM Eng
      Jun 2026 – Present
      2M
  2. SATURNJOB
    1. Growth Partner
      Feb – Jul 2026
      5M
  3. ATOMIC AUTOMATIONJOB
    1. Advisor
      Sep 2025 – Feb 2026
      5M
  4. DATABRICKSJOB
    1. Solutions Specialist - Dig…
      Mar 2025 – Jan 2026
      10M
  5. THE AI-FIRST BUSINESS PODCASTJOB
    1. Producer
      Apr – Aug 2025
      4M
  6. AIVAJOB
    1. Founder
      Jan 2023 – Sep 2024
      1Y 8M
  7. GIANT PEACHJOB
    1. BD Executive
      May – Dec 2022
      7M
  8. SURGE MARKETING AGENCYJOB
    1. Founder
      Mar 2020 – Apr 2022
      2Y 1M

Time in market 6Y 5MOpen 1Closed 7Stints 8

Now → Past

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  1. Job: Surge Marketing Agency — Founder · 2020-03 – 2022-04 · 2y 1mo
  2. Job: The AI-First Business Podcast — Producer · 2025-04 – 2025-08 · 4 mo
  3. Job: Stealth Startup — GTM Engineer · 2026-06 – present · 2 mo
  4. Job: Aiva — Founder · 2023-01 – 2024-09 · 1y 8mo
  5. Job: Saturn — Growth Partner · 2026-02 – 2026-07 · 5 mo
  6. Job: Giant Peach — Business Development Executive · 2022-05 – 2022-12 · 7 mo
  7. Job: Atomic Automation — Advisor · 2025-09 – 2026-02 · 5 mo
  8. Job: Databricks — Solutions Specialist - Digital Natives · 2025-03 – 2026-01 · 10 mo

Skills

MakeautomationNew Business DevelopmentApplied AIAI in BusinessMarketing StrategyWorkflow ManagementE-CommerceDigital MediaSales & MarketingCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Building Automation Systems (BAS)Artificial Intelligence (AI)Social Media MarketingDigital MarketingSalesBusiness DevelopmentMarketingStrategyBusiness-to-Business (B2B)

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