Hi, I'm Ryan Pollock - Fractional CMO / VP Marketing for Frontier AI Companies at FrontierGTM
I am passionate about turning deep-tech breakthroughs into market-leading brands. I thrive in high-stakes environments where infrastructure meets commercial scale, helping AI companies reach their true potential.
At a glance
Curated signals on strengths, focus areas, and how they can help.
Developed deep technical and business expertise through early software engineering roles at Oracle and product growth at JotSpot.
Currently accelerating go-to-market strategies for cutting-edge Frontier AI companies by bridging the gap between GPUs and adoption.
Can provide expert guidance on positioning, developer marketing, and scaling growth strategies for complex AI infrastructure startups.
🚀 Career trajectory
Technical Foundation
Started as a software engineer at Oracle after graduating from Cornell, building the core technical literacy required to understand enterprise infrastructure.
✦ Software Engineering
✦ Cloud Computing
Marketing Leadership Evolution
Transitioned into growth marketing and product leadership at companies like JotSpot, scaling product adoption and messaging frameworks.
✦ Product Marketing
✦ Growth Strategy
Frontier AI Specialization
Currently acting as a fractional CMO for Frontier AI companies, focusing on the specialized GTM needs of modern inference and GPU-intensive organizations.
✦ AI Infrastructure
✦ Fractional Leadership
💪🏻 Superpowers
Technical Marketing Architect
Translating complex infrastructure into compelling market narratives
✦ Simplify high-performance computing concepts for executive buyers.
✦ Align technical product features with bottom-line customer value.
✦ Translate GPU and IaaS specifications into intuitive market messaging.
Growth-Driven Strategist
Building repeatable systems for rapid product adoption
✦ Engineer scalable PLG and ABM frameworks for early-stage AI firms.
✦ Identify and capture underserved segments in the cloud infrastructure space.
✦ Develop high-conversion campaigns for deep-tech product launches.
Relationship Orchestrator
Connecting technical ecosystems to drive strategic partnerships
✦ Cultivate influential analyst relations to amplify market credibility.
✦ Facilitate high-value collaborations across competitive cloud landscapes.
✦ Build durable networks spanning engineering teams and executive stakeholders.
I'm excited about
✦ Exploring strategic advisory opportunities with high-growth AI infrastructure founders.
✦ Connecting with technical leaders who are solving the next generation of inference scaling challenges.
✦ Learning from industry peers navigating the shift from general cloud computing to specialized AI compute.
I can help with
✦ Providing hands-on marketing audits for technical products seeking better market positioning.
✦ Advising engineering-heavy teams on how to effectively implement product-led growth strategies.
✦ Facilitating introductions to key players in the enterprise cloud and GPU acceleration ecosystem.
I would love your help on
✦ Connecting with experienced founders who have scaled AI-native SaaS companies from seed to series C.
✦ Gaining fresh perspectives on emerging trends in open-source AI infrastructure beyond my current focus.
✦ Finding new ways to optimize GTM alignment for companies transitioning from research to production.