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Tod Sacerdoti

Judge · DISC type Dc
CEO / Founder (acquired by Workday) at Pipedream
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Tod Sacerdoti is a two-time founder and CEO, most recently of the AI automation platform Pipedream, which was acquired by Workday. He previously founded BrightRoll, a video advertising platform, and sold it to Yahoo for $640M. A graduate of Yale and Stanford GSB, he is also a prolific investor in over 150 companies.

Outside of his extensive work in the tech industry, Tod identifies as a father and a lifelong learner. He emphasizes the importance of family and has noted that the commitment to building a startup was a decision that required the full support of his wife and family.

He believes that to be qualified as an entrepreneur, one must simply try, embracing that Silicon Valley has a strong support system for failure.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
CEO / Founder (acquired by Workday)
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Tod shows up

Demanding
Features Driven
Objective Thinker

They respond well to strong and respectful communication. They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms. They are very proud of what they do.

Priorities

Topics Tod cares about

AI Agents
His company Pipedream is an AI automation platform, and he publicly discusses his belief that non-deterministic AI agents are the future of workflows.
Founder Journey
Having founded two companies and successfully exited both (BrightRoll for $640M to Yahoo, Pipedream to Workday), he has deep experience in the founder lifecycle.
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Career

Work history

10-2019
CEO / Founder (acquired by Workday)
Pipedream
1-2018
Investor / Founder
Flex Capital
1-2015 - 12-2017
VP, Ad Products (via acquisition)
Yahoo
6-2006 - 12-2014
CEO & Founder (acquired by Yahoo!)
BrightRoll
10-2004 - 5-2006
Director, Business Development
Plaxo Inc.
In the press

Media appearances

Interview with Tod Sacerdoti, Founder & CEO of Pipedream. Featured in YouTube
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Episode 1: Tod Sacerdoti, CEO of Pipedream. Featured in Who Got Me Here
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Education
2001 - 2003
MBA
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
9-1995 - 6-1999
B.A.
Yale University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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