Mark is a software entrepreneur, startup advisor, community builder, and author of Community-in-a-Box. He currently is the Global Startup Advocate at AWS, advising founders and technical teams on how startups successfully build, grow, and scale faster on AWS.

Previously, Mark worked at Stack Overflow to launch their Enterprise SaaS platform, then led efforts to expand business across APAC. Before that, he launched an HR tech startup in the workforce analytics space, invested in numerous B2B SaaS tech companies, and worked at a diverse group of leading enterprise technology companies.