Amit Akhouri

Captain
DISC Type : DS

Senior Advisor at Roofstock

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Amit Akhouri is a strategic technology executive with over 25 years of experience, specializing in AI-driven solutions for the service sector. As CTO, he was instrumental in scaling Roofstock to a $2B valuation. He holds an MBA from Cornell and is often described by colleagues as a visionary, empathetic, and effective leader.

He channels his expertise into mentoring early-stage companies, serving as an advisor for the student loan simplification platform, Summer, and the PropTech-focused firm, Vesta Ventures. This reflects a passion for fostering innovation and leveraging technology to solve complex financial challenges for consumers and investors.

Unique fact: Amit successfully incubated and launched multiple new business ventures and consumer-facing tech products from inception to implementation at Roofstock.

Personality Overview

Planner & Achiever

Decisive But Calm

Consummate Professional

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.  Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.

Topics They Care About

PropTech Investing
As the former CTO of Roofstock and an advisor to Vesta Ventures, he is a leader in applying technology to make single-family rental investing more accessible.
Scaling Tech Platforms
He has proven experience leading a company's technology and product development from its early stages (Series A) through to a multi-billion dollar valuation.
Empathetic Leadership
Multiple recommendations praise his people-first mindset, integrity, and ability to build and lead trusted, high-performing technology teams.

Media Appearances

Amit has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2024
Senior Advisor at Roofstock
9-2020 - 5-2024
Chief Technology Officer at Roofstock
8-2015 - 8-2020
Vice President Engineering at Roofstock
Advisor at Summer
Advisor at Vesta Ventures

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management
BE from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra

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Insights For Selling To Amit

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point
  • Stick to your standard pitch and qualifying script, don't try to wing it
  • Use phrases like 'your team deserves', 'best in class' etc.

DONT's

  • Don't go over them unless you are left with no other option
  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them
  • Don't take their patience for granted, avoid long-winding sermons

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Amit is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Amit

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Amit move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Amit take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Amit

Personality Compatibility


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