Adam Zimman is a startup advisor, investor, and coauthor of Progressive Delivery. With a career spanning over twenty years at impactful companies such as VMware, GitHub, and LaunchDarkly, he bridges technical architecture and GTM strategy. With a background in physics and visual art from Bowdoin College and a childhood career as a fire juggler, Adam is dedicated to inclusive leadership and delivering the right thing, for the right people, at the right time.
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Guidance paperRaising Seniors
Guidance paperLessons from Enterprise GenAI Adoption Journeys
TalkProgressive Delivery
Guidance paperDevOps Enablement with GenAI
Guidance paperMeasuring Leadership
Guidance paperAccelerating Shared Services
Guidance paperChange in a Successful Organization