Adam Agensky
Chief Operating Officer at Sylva
Executive Leader | Advisor | Community Builder
Accomplished executive, strategist, and trusted advisor. Builder of businesses and high performing, cross-functional teams.  

11.5 year veteran of IAC/InterActiveCorp (Nasdaq:  IAC). Leader and mentor with ability to analyze and translate operational needs into actionable solutions, establishing a culture of partnership, teamwork, and collaboration. Corporate utility player with experience as a COO, Chief Development Officer, CLO/GC and GM. 

Currently COO of Sylva, a venture-backed startup in the online community space, Advisor to a number of start-ups, and a Mentor at NEXT Canada.
Sylva
https://www.linkedin.com/company/withsylva
Chief Operating Officer
Sylva is on a mission to build belonging by operating and nurturing niche online communities. Our rapidly expanding ecosystem of communities supports our members' professional and personal identities, helping them grow and build meaningful relationships. We are VC backed and are growing our team to support the rapid scaling of our business.
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Private AI
https://www.linkedin.com/company/private-ai
Advisor
Private AI is developing privacy-preserving machine learning and natural language processing tools. We envision a future in which private, secure, and seamless data analysis enhances creative software development. http://privateai.ca
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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tiptap
https://www.linkedin.com/company/tiptappay
Advisor
tiptap is a touchless giving solution (donations & payments) for a new world. As the worlds smallest and most simple alternative for small cash transactions, we help those who rely on coins and small change as we move away from dirty money and to a cashless society. Accepting VISA, Interac, Mastercard, Discover, AMEX, Google Pay & Apple Pay and more... TipTapPay.com
Greater Toronto Area, Canada
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NEXT Canada
https://www.linkedin.com/company/next-canada
Mentor
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TechGC
https://www.linkedin.com/company/techgc
Founding Member
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/taguthrie
Tom Guthrie
Building community
New York, NY
https://www.linkedin.com/in/samaarhaider
Samaar Haider
Director of M&A at Sylva | Former Growth Equity Investor
New York, NY
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-kessler
Bradley Kessler
Strategy Associate @ Sylva
New York, NY
https://www.linkedin.com/in/katrina-wardell-3389615b
Katrina Wardell
Chief of Staff at Sylva
San Francisco, CA
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/stephenbarber
Stephen Barber
Brand-led Experience & Design Strategy
London
https://www.linkedin.com/in/caitlin-murphy21
Caitlin Murphy
Research Associate at Sylva
Fernandina Beach, FL
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameskaikis
James Kaikis
| Helping change the PreSales profession | Co-Founder @ PreSales Collective & PreSales Academy | Solutions & Sales Engineering Evangelist | Creator | Passionate about Helping Others |
Chicago, IL
https://in.linkedin.com/in/sameer-kumar18
Sameer Kumar
Shopify & BigCommerce | Code/NoCode | Product Enthusiast | Python/Django/DRF Expert
New Delhi
https://ca.linkedin.com/in/pieter-luitjens-67173751
Pieter Luitjens
Co-Founder and CTO at Private AI
Toronto, ON
https://ch.linkedin.com/in/maik-meusel
Maik Meusel
CEO at SYLVA
Zurich, Switzerland
https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-syvertsen-334b1138
Erik Syvertsen
GC and CLO at Angellist.  3rik.eth
New York, NY
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-kim-2ba228121
Jason Kim
Associate Product Manager at Goodshop
Brooklyn, NY
https://ca.linkedin.com/in/paulakwan
Paula Kwan
Senior Manager, Customer Experience Design and Digital Strategy at KPMG
Toronto, ON
https://cr.linkedin.com/in/austinhill
Austin Hill
Principal at Intentional Ventures
Puntarenas, Costa Rica
https://ca.linkedin.com/in/jdbegin
Jean-David Begin
I help startups grow
Montreal, QC
https://ca.linkedin.com/in/artkomma
Artiom Komarov
Game Industry Entrepreneur; Former VC-backed startup founder
Greater Toronto Area, Canada
https://ca.linkedin.com/in/ashokpatro
Ashok Patro
Entrepreneur | Growth Hacker | Account Management | Business Development | Digital Strategy
Canada
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        Adam has been incredibly valuable to us as an advisor. He has helped us strategically think through about how to move the business forward and has made numerous useful introductions. He's always responsive, encouraging, deeply knowledgeable about a variety of verticals, and takes the lead in making sure he is bringing value to our organization. I love working with Adam and cannot recommend him enough to other businesses who are looking to scale. Myra Arshad
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
        As a young startup, it’s through the support of individuals like Adam who offer their time, expertise and network that we’re able to continue growing. Over the past several months, Adam has generously offered his time to support ALT TEX through tough business hurdles and decisions. He constantly offers an out-of-the-box approach that has pushed our team to think about various strategic areas of our business in new ways to unlock unique opportunities. Adam has provided countless introductions to some of the top leaders in our space that have been pivotal to our growth. Adam has a true talent for mentorship and would be a huge value add for any professionals and companies seeking a mentor or advisor. We’re incredibly thankful for his continued contribution to ALT TEX.