Nelson Wang — Founder, PartnerOS | AI runs the ops. You build the relationships.
Founder, PartnerOS | AI runs the ops. You build the relationships.
Nelson Wang ranks #468 of 18,566 LinkedIn creators in Founder-Led Sales, and is a standout voice in United States. They have 37.8K followers and published 16 posts in the last 60 days at a 0.3% average engagement rate.
- 37.8K followers
- 16 posts / 60d
- 0.3% avg engagement
- 177 follower growth / 30d
The roast
Nelson Wang claims he’s taken five companies from zero to $200M in revenue, yet his own engagement rate is so low he’s currently providing a masterclass in how to turn 37,000 followers into a rounding error. It’s comforting to know that in the AI age, the most expensive software consultant is a man who can’t even software his own reach.
About Nelson
I'm the founder of PartnerOS - the AI operating system platform for tech companies and Partner Principles, the #1 partnerships consulting firm for AI and tech startups. I've consulted 70 companies and every week I write to 10,000+ newsletter subscribers about the principles and frameworks I've learned about partnerships that took 5 different companies from zero to $200M+ in revenue.Need partnerships help? Book a 30 min call here: https://calendar.app.google/HpkDWAX7Lo6fQeBy7You can join the newsletter at www.partnerprinciples.com and learn my exact system.I'm a Sales, Marketing and Partnerships leader with 2+ decades of experience building a high growth sales and partnership strategy for fast growth startups across 100 cities.My work has been featured on Forbes, Fortune, Business Insider, Inc.com, The Huffington Post, Thrive Global, MSN Money, Mic.com, Thought Catalog, CRN, Optimizely Blog, Quartz, PopSugar, TheLadders and Product Hunt.Previously held leadership roles at Airtable, Miro, Box, VMware, Cisco, Optimizely and Toptal.Track record includes:★Top Partnerships Executives to Watch by Pavilion★10 Partnership Leaders to follow on LinkedIn by PartnerStack★Built Partner Program of the Year awarded by Catalyst★Featured in CRN as "100 People You Should Know"★FY23: 213% of goal★FY22: 113% of goal★FY21: 131% of goal★President's Club FY20 - 121% of goal★President's Club FY19 - 150% of goal★President's Club FY18 - 137% of goal★FY14 - 130% of goal ★Recipient of Sales Grinder and Achiever Award (Only 1 given in the entire sales org)★Awarded VMware US SMB Champ FY11, Top PBM and Americas Leadership Program & 102% of SMB quota.★#1 Cisco Operation (a $43M+ operation), 119% of quota★#1 Territory for 0% financing★#1 Partner recruiter nationally, 218% of quota★ Ranked as the #1 presenter out of a class of over 80 Cisco trainees★ Created 14 iPhone Apps with over 400,000 downloads. Hit #3 in Business, #30 in Business, #100 in Lifestyle and #15 in iPad Entertainment★ Published author of "The Resume is Dead" with 40,000+ kindle downloads, #1 in the Amazon resume category★ Coached 350+ people to help them land their dream job★ Built a list of over 70,000 subscribers
Highlights
- Top 5% Audience — 37,752 followers
- Top 5% in United States — Ranked #187 of 5851 creators
- Top 10% Creator — 16 posts in 30 days
- Top 25% Impact — 96 avg engagements per post
Recent posts
Recently I was up at 1 AM CST chatting with a client. I was teaching them how to use AI to create sales trainings for partners at a high quality bar. We were all so excited about the process. I wrote one of my group DMs in all caps 😂 I think this is the part I love most about PartnerOS. It's FUN to share the magic with others. 🪄 I feel lucky. Building this business has been 100% flow state for me, because I really love helping partnerships people win. I understand what people mean now when they say the best kind of work feels like play.
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The partnership playbook that built the last decade won’t build the next one. AI is changing how companies are discovered, how buying decisions get made, and how ecosystems create value. The leaders who adapt first won’t just have better partner programs. They’ll build stronger Ecosystem Gravity. That’s the idea behind Catalyst 2026. We’re bringing together 1,000+ partnership leaders to explore what it takes to build and lead frontier ecosystems in the AI era. This video explains why. August 25–26 | New York City
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20+ years in partnerships. 70 tech companies (mostly AI) as clients consulted on partnerships. 1,479 partners recruited and onboarded. 10 partners types I've worked with. 20 software categories I've done fractional work for. 100s of partnership leaders coached. 900+ slides on principles and frameworks created on partnerships... Including 10 core principles that I've learned in implementing AI across real, meaningful partnerships use cases. And now it's time to share it with you. I'm excited to announce I will be a main stage speaker at Catalyst this year in New York. 🎉 My topic wil
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Last updated 2026-08-01