Alex Alexandrov's Profile

#01_introductions - November 10, 2025 at 09:47 PM

Hi Folks! I'm Alex Alexandrov, recently joined Gilder and excited to contribute.

About Me:
• Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, moved to NY at 11 years old. Stereotypically played chess and piano as a kid.
• Background in Finance, early career spent in affordable housing development in NYC, then went off on my own in mid-20's, started a real estate consulting firm then co-founded a general construction firm, with a focus on commercial work. Built, converted and renovated all sorts of buildings over 13 years after growing the team. New company is called Burnout Motorsport for a reason.
• Exited my construction firm strategically in Dec. '24. Thought for 2 months while on paternity leave on what to do next.
• I love speed, cars, bikes and anything with an engine. So do my two sons, aged 6.5 and 1. Huge fan of hiking, snowboarding, kayaking and being outdoors.
What I'm working on:
• Hitting the shift key in Slack to create a new paragraph instead of posting half-written sentences
• Burnout Motorsport is my new startup. Built a foundational team and launched B2B sales for corporate high performance driving events 2 months ago. Hosted 11 events at race tracks in the Northeast. This is the anti-golf-outing. We're a little punk rock, but delivered safely and professionally with attention to every detail. I realized I'm in the hospitality business a few months ago and that changed my perspective.
• I love making connections for colleagues and celebrating their wins. I'm an active participant in several executive coaching and networking groups: Vistage, BNI, PEF and a few others.
• I love building community and bringing people together. This is at the core of my new co.
How I can help:
• Mentorship. I have 25 years of experience and relationships in NYC real estate. From finance, through development and construction. Helped multiple brands strategically scale their build-outs within NYC and nationally.
• Connections: "I've got a guy/gal for that" for pretty much any professional service or specialty.
• Experienced in high-value B2B sales, good ol' fashioned networking and relationship building.
• If your world is on fire, I can help triage and offer guidance. Been there, it can be tough and isolating.
• Partnership / team conflict resolution: been there too, happy to offer guidance and support if things don't feel quite right
• Skillset strengths: B2B Sales strategy, community building, partnerships, seeing the big picture.
Why I joined Gildre:
• Provide mentorship to founders
• Intrigued by the community and excited to make new friends and colleagues, in-person in NYC and virtually
• Amplify my ability to give and serve others
• Helping people solve problems and give them a boost
Where I could use support:
• Learning from founders that have raised angel capital through SAFE agreements and converted post-safe.
• Looking to connect with fellow car enthusiasts, collectors, motorsport professionals
linkedin.com/in/alexalexandrovny

Cheers!

2 replies

#01_introductions - November 10, 2025 at 09:38 PM

Hi folks! I'm Alex Alexandrov, a serial entrepreneur working on my 2nd startup post-exit.

#local-ny-tri-state - November 07, 2025 at 03:49 PM