# David Politis

> David Politis founded BetterCloud in 2011 after operating roles at Vocalocity and Cloud Sherpas. He now advises founders, invests in startups and co-founded Not Another CEO with Nicholas Freund. Based in New York, he is known for practical writing on company building, customer relationships and leadership communication.

- **Role:** Founder and strategic advisor at BetterCloud following its acquisition by CoreStack; co-founder at Not Another CEO; CEO-in-residence at Work-Bench
- **Organizations:** BetterCloud, CoreStack, Not Another CEO, Politis Projects, Work-Bench, Cloud Sherpas, Vocalocity
- **Education:** BA, Economics, Emory University
- **Known for:** Founded BetterCloud and led its development from Google application management to multi-SaaS management., Authored The IT Leader’s Guide to SaaSOps, Volumes 1 and 2., Helped build Vocalocity and Cloud Sherpas before BetterCloud.

## Career timeline

- **2006-2010** — Executive vice president and general manager at Vocalocity; company later acquired by Vonage.
- **2010-2011** — VP of SMB Solutions at Cloud Sherpas; company later acquired by Accenture.
- **2011** — Founded BetterCloud.
- **2016** — Launched rebuilt multi-SaaS management platform in December.
- **2022** — Vista Equity Partners announced a strategic growth investment in June.
- **2023** — BetterCloud announced Jesse Levin as CEO and Politis as executive chairman in May.
- **2024** — Work-Bench announced him as CEO-in-residence in August; co-founded Not Another CEO.
- **2026** — CoreStack acquired BetterCloud in March; strategic advisory role followed.

## Achievements

- Founded BetterCloud and led its development from Google application management to multi-SaaS management.
- Authored The IT Leader’s Guide to SaaSOps, Volumes 1 and 2.
- Helped build Vocalocity and Cloud Sherpas before BetterCloud.
- Introduced employee user manuals throughout BetterCloud after attending a 2016 leadership session.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Published a personal reflection on the time and family trade-offs involved in building BetterCloud.
- **2026-07** — Published a Not Another CEO episode about finding the first ten customers.
- **2026-03** — CoreStack announced its acquisition of BetterCloud on March 31.

## Links

- Website: https://www.politisprojects.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidpolitis/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/davepolitis
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotAnotherCEO
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidpolitis

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Last updated: 2026-10-25