Anand Radhakrishnan

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Venture Partner and Consultant at Advaita Capital

New York, New York, United States

Overview

Anand Radhakrishnan is the Partner, COO, and CFO at Collective Global Management, bringing over 20 years of experience from Investcorp, where he led technology venture capital efforts. An alumnus of MIT and Harvard Business School, he specializes in Web3, the creator economy, and venture platform innovation, previously managing the UTA. VC joint venture.

While at MIT, Anand was a member of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, published original research in Natural Language Processing, and worked on one of the first 100 websites in the world.

Personality Overview

Thorough Evaluator

Quality Focused

Fast But Analytical

They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there  They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical

Topics They Care About

Web3 & Creator Economy
Created and managed UTA. VC, a joint venture with United Talent Agency focused on investing in the creator economy, Web3, and the future of entertainment.
Venture Platform Innovation
His current firm, Collective Global, is a venture platform built to reimagine how premier institutions can access and invest in the innovation economy.
Blockchain Investing
Serves as a Senior Advisor to Bloccelerate VC, an early-stage venture fund focused on entrepreneurs leveraging blockchain technology to reshape large markets.

Media Appearances

Anand Radhakrishnan – Profile. Featured in Collective Global Management

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Work History

3-2024 - 12-2024
Venture Partner and Consultant at Advaita Capital
10-2023
Partner & Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer at Collective Global Management
5-2023 - 12-2024
Senior Advisor - India Private Equity at Investcorp
12-2020
Chairman of the Board of Directors at Unilog
4-2020
Senior Advisor at Bloccelerate VC

Education

9-1992 - 6-1996
SB from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1-2001 - 6-2002
MBA from Harvard Business School

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Exp : 24 Location : New York, New York, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Venture Partner and Consultant at Advaita Capital
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Insights For Selling To Anand

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Showcase your competitive superiority clearly when possible or address it at the minimum
  • Showcase how you can impact results but also make sure that you share detailed information too
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points instead of anecdotes and examples

DONT's

  • Avoid too much small talk, just a few formal pleasantries should be fine
  • Avoid making strong statements, instead invite them to agree with you by asking them questions
  • Avoid inviting them for any social interactions until you have built some rapport with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Anand is

  • ROI matters the most to them, followed by process and finally proof of results
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Anand

  • They might hesitate a little, but will go ahead and say no when necessary (or asked)

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Anand move?

  • They are unlikely to move very fast, especially when it comes to new products or services
  • Can Anand take some risk or not?

  • They have relatively low risk-appetite and are not very likely to go for something unproven and risky

You And Anand

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