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Nick Vandenberg

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GTM Engineer at Clay
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Nick is a GTM Engineer at Clay, where he translates go-to-market strategies into automated, AI-powered systems. He has a background in building sales playbooks and co-founding a hardware company, giving him a unique perspective that bridges sales, operations, and product. He holds a Bachelors degree from UC San Diego.

Outside of his tech career, Nick is an inventor and entrepreneur with a passion for action sports. He co-founded SoundSwell to create waterproof headphones for athletes, a venture inspired by his own love for surfing and music. He is also a member of the San Diego Sport Innovators network.

Nick is the co-inventor of a patented technology for wearable waterproof headphones, an idea he conceived while surfing as a university student.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
GTM Engineer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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GTM Automation
His current role at Clay focuses on helping revenue teams turn GTM ideas into live, automated systems using AI and complex workflows.
Agentic AI
He frequently posts about the practical applications and limitations of advanced AI, including platform reliability, new benchmarks, and the role of trust in enterprise adoption.
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Career

Work history

4-2026
GTM Engineer
Clay
7-2025 - 4-2026
GTM
RunLLM
1-2024 - 7-2025
Account Executive
Placer.ai
2-2023 - 1-2024
Senior Sales Development Representative
Placer.ai
2-2023 - 7-2025
GTM
Placer.ai
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Education
2015 - 2019
Bachelor’s Degree
UC San Diego
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