Akshay Nagar

Questioner
DISC Type : c

Founding Engineer at Reacher

Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India

Overview

Akshay is a Founding Engineer at Reacher, a YC S25 startup, with a strong background in full-stack development and product engineering from his time at Juspay. He earned his B. Tech from Lovely Professional University and is passionate about system design, performance optimization, and AI/ML applications.

Outside of work, Akshay is a vegetarian fitness enthusiast who enjoys exploring new interests. He is currently learning to play the electric guitar, highlighting a creative side that complements his technical skills.

Interesting fact: He developed his own personalized terminal text editor in C++ as a personal project.

Personality Overview

Price-Sensitive

Not Easily Convinced

Value Seeker

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.  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.

Topics They Care About

Startup Engineering
As a Founding Engineer at a YC-backed startup, he drives end-to-end product development, from architecture to automation workflows and frontend experience.
Advanced AI/ML
He is actively exploring AI/ML research and the application of advanced Large Language Models (LLMs), showing a keen interest in cutting-edge technology.
Developer Tooling
He has built personal projects, including a terminal text editor, indicating a passion for improving developer workflows and tools.

Media Appearances

Akshay has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2025
Founding Engineer at Reacher
5-2024 - 1-2025
Product Engineer - I at JUSPAY
4-2023 - 5-2024
Product Engineer Intern at JUSPAY

Education

2020 - 2024
Bachelor of Technology - BTech Hons from Lovely Professional University
ISC from St. Joseph's College, Allahabad

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Insights For Selling To Akshay

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product
  • Emphasize on objective proof of ROI, help them do a thorough evaluation
  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question

DONT's

  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.
  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Akshay 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 Akshay

  • 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 Akshay move?

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

  • Can Akshay take some risk or not?

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


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