Adam Alpert

Questioner
DISC Type : c

Working Group at MIT Media Lab

Greater Boston, United States

Overview

Adam is the Co-founder and CEO of Pangea. app, a successful Y Combinator-backed marketplace for fractional talent that he started from his Brown University dorm. Currently pursuing his MBA at MIT, he also scouts pre-seed AI startups for PJC and is a project lead for the Cambridge Founders Club.

Outside of his entrepreneurial ventures, Adam is a lifelong creator who identifies as a filmmaker first, having made videos since childhood. He is an avid hiker and has a hands-on interest in applying new technologies to his hobbies, along with a background in 16mm film production.

A unique fact: Adam spent a weekend building an off-grid, AI-powered survival guide based on an army manual to use for emergencies while hiking without cell service.

Personality Overview

Not Easily Convinced

Cautious & Analytical

Price-Sensitive

While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.  They prefer to analyze every situation thoroughly.
 They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.

Topics They Care About

Fractional Talent
As the Co-founder of Pangea. app, his primary professional focus is on building and scaling the marketplace that connects companies with fractional creative professionals.
AI Startups
In his role as an Investment Scout at PJC, he actively sources and evaluates pre-seed AI startups, focusing on promising founders and application-layer opportunities.
Founder Communities
He actively builds and nurtures startup ecosystems by running the NYC Founders Club and organizing events for technical founders from MIT, Harvard, and YC in Cambridge.

Media Appearances

Adam has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2025
Working Group at MIT Media Lab
11-2025
Project Lead at Cambridge Founders Club
8-2025
Investment Scout - Pre-Seed AI at PJC
10-2024
Managing Partner at NYC Founders Club
1-2019
Co-Founder & CEO at Pangea.app

Education

Master of Business Administration - MBA from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bachelor’s Degree from Brown University

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Insights For Selling To Adam

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep some extra margin in hand as they will likely negotiate the pricing
  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question
  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.
  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Adam is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Adam

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Adam move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Adam take some risk or not?

  • They can take risk if they are convinced that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


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