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01 / Topics
Things I can talk about.
- Outbound at ElevenLabs: what actually works
- The GTM barbell: product-led plus enterprise
- Build globally, deploy locally
- Shipping AI voice into production
- Building communities that outlive the event
- Personal branding for sellers and builders
Speaker at VDS 2026 · Podcasts, video and writing on sales, branding and building · Open to talks, panels, podcasts
02 / Invite me
Want me at your event?
How to book
One email is enough.
- Write to marcos@valeraroman.com
- Tell me: event name and date, city, audience, format (talk, panel, fireside, workshop), and any topic you have in mind.
- Also happy to do podcasts, videos and community sessions.
Press assets
Photos and bio.
- Photos, logos and event resources: Google Drive folder ↗
- Ready-to-paste bios: see the bio kit below.
- Topics: see the list above.
Coming up
- 20 Oct 2026Barraca: Looking InsideValencia. Talk on building voice AI, with Paul Asjes (ElevenLabs). Co-organizer.
- 21 Oct 2026VDS · Valencia Digital SummitPanel, Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
- 22 Oct 2026Barraca 003 · BDS hackathonValencia. "Build, don't schmooze". Co-organizer.
- 26 Nov 2026BCombinator AI DayBarcelona. Speaker.
Spoken & organized
- Oct 2026GTM cañas · MadridSOTI event I hosted. Founders and GTM people, invite-only.
- 2024 — 2026SOTI hacker housesThree editions: Taranto, Castellterçol, Valencia. Week-long, offline, builders only.
- 2024 — 202687 events hosted since 2024Meetups, dinners and GTM roundtables across Europe.
- 2022 — 2024Dublineros meetups · DublinThe Spanish-speaking community in Ireland. Hundreds of regulars.
- Sep 2025Guest class · Webpositer AcademyAlicante. ElevenLabs audio generation, advanced AI programme.
- May 2025Guest session · AI for audiovisual productionIIA course.
03 / Bio kit
Press-ready. Copy, paste, publish.
Short · ~180 chars
founding GTM at ElevenLabs (employee ~50). helps startups and enterprises ship AI voice into production. runs SOTI hacker houses across europe.
Default intro
Creator / media
10+ years building audiences and communities online. GTM at ElevenLabs by day, runs SOTI hacker houses by night. documents the build in public.
Branding / marketing
building brands online since he was 13; 20+ projects, fan pages, a digital agency. now GTM + audience building for AI companies. founding team @ ElevenLabs.
One-liners for tight bylines
builder, seller, community guy. GTM at ElevenLabs. runs SOTI + The Closing Circle.
founding GTM @ ElevenLabs. builder connector @ SOTI. maker.
helps companies ship AI voice. builds communities for builders and sellers.