Abhinav G.

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Chief Technology Officer at Rubbrband

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Abhinav G. is the Co-Founder and CTO of Rubbrband (YC W23), where hes developing a creative suite for cinematic advertisements. A UC Berkeley graduate with highest honors in EECS, he has a background in software engineering and AI research with Berkeleys Artificial Intelligence Research lab.

He was awarded the Balanced Man Scholarship, an honor given to only one UC Davis student annually.

Personality Overview

Value Seeker

Not Easily Convinced

Systematic

While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.  They are more likely than others to negotiate on pricing and terms. They prefer to do thorough analysis of any situation.

Topics They Care About

Founder Mindset
He frequently posts about core founder principles, emphasizing the importance of showing up for customers, avoiding deal-killing delays, and not overthinking reversible decisions.
Cinematic Advertising
As the CTO of Rubbrband, his primary professional focus is on building the next-generation creative suite to help companies produce highly cinematic launch videos and ads.
Rapid Experimentation
Believes in applying engineering principles to business, advocating that sales and marketing experiments should be shipped quickly rather than waiting for perfection.

Media Appearances

Abhinav has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2022
Chief Technology Officer at Rubbrband
1-2022 - 10-2022
EECS 294-210 GSI at UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS)
8-2021 - 12-2021
EECS 127 GSI at UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS)
1-2020 - 10-2022
Research Associate at Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research
6-2022 - 9-2022
Software Engineer at Freenome

Education

2021 - 5-2022
Master of Science - MS from University of California, Berkeley
2019 - 5-2021
Bachelor of Arts - BA from University of California, Berkeley

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Insights For Selling To Abhinav

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question
  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same
  • Back up any claims with data and numbers

DONT's

  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence
  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.
  • Avoid rushing them, be polite and patient

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Abhinav is

  • Confidence that the product provides ROI, effective pricing and process adherence matter the most to them.

  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Abhinav

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Abhinav move?

  • They can move at a reasonable pace while making their decisions if they have the necessary information.

  • Can Abhinav take some risk or not?

  • They can take some risk if they are confident that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


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