Akshat Rathi

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Senior Reporter for Climate at Bloomberg News

United Kingdom

Overview

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Personality Overview

Challenger

Persuasive & Assertive

Fast Follower

They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.  They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing  They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.

Topics They Care About

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Media Appearances

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Work History

2-2022
Senior Reporter for Climate at Bloomberg News
1-2020 - 2-2022
Reporter at Bloomberg News
4-2019 - 12-2019
Senior Reporter at Quartz
2-2015 - 3-2019
Reporter at Quartz
1-2014 - 2-2015
Science and Data Editor at The Conversation Media Group

Education

2008 - 2012
DPhil from University of Oxford
2004 - 2008
BTech from Institute Of Chemical Technology

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Insights For Selling To Akshat

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use a combination of data as well as stories for your pitch, a ppt might not be necessary
  • Use phrases like ‘clear evidence’, ‘data-based results’ etc.
  • Leverage 'negging', or the art of asking negative questions like "you must not be convinced yet..."

DONT's

  • Avoid making offhand commitments, understand the root of their concerns first
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal even if you come to form one
  • Avoid long presentations and just 'high-level' value proposition, dive into the details

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Akshat is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Akshat

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Akshat move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Akshat take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

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