Ankur Tyagi

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Member Board of Directors at Spaces Financial Inc. - FinTech AI Agent Startup

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Overview

Ankur leads Go-to-Market and Partner Sales for the Agentic AI startup CI. AI. An alumnus of IIT Guwahati, he previously founded ZSs Microsoft venture, scaling it to over $8M in revenue in under two years. Colleagues describe him as having exceptional leadership skills and being sincere and hardworking.

Outside of work, Ankur applies his analytical mind to personal interests. He closely follows and analyzes consumer finance products like credit card reward programs, real estate market shifts, and the impact of AI on search, as seen when he was shopping for a luxury SUV.

Unique fact: He co-authored a scientific publication on the stability of Dextransucrase from a mutant of Pediococcus pentosaceus.

Personality Overview

Demanding

Upfront

Hard To Convince

They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.  They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Topics They Care About

Agentic AI
He is the Head of GTM for an Agentic AI startup and serves on the board of another FinTech AI Agent startup, placing him at the forefront of this technology.
Go-to-Market Strategy
This is a core part of his current role and past successes, including building a practice from $0 to $8M at ZS, showcasing his expertise in bringing products to market.
AI Product Management
He was the founding Product Manager for ZS's "AI Guided Selling" and "Personalize. AI" products, demonstrating deep experience in creating and launching AI solutions.

Media Appearances

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Work History

1-2025
Member Board of Directors at Spaces Financial Inc. - FinTech AI Agent Startup
4-2023 - 12-2025
Head of Product Marketing, GTM & Partnerships at CustomerInsights.AI
10-2021 - 4-2023
Microsoft Practice Lead at ZS
1-2021 - 2-2023
Product Manager (Contract) at Microsoft
10-2020 - 10-2022
Chief Technology Officer at Personalize.AI

Education

Product Management Certification from Kellogg Executive Education
B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

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Insights For Selling To Ankur

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly
  • Be crisp while making the pitch
  • Tell them that you are there to help them create visible impact within their organization

DONT's

  • Don’t expect them to change their mind quickly if they say no once
  • Refrain from asking too many questions
  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ankur is

  • Confidence in the product plays an important role, followed by powerful testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ankur

  • They might hesitate a little, but they will say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ankur move?

  • They are neither the fastest decision makers nor the slowest.
  • Can Ankur take some risk or not?

  • Once they have analyzed the pros and cons, they can take some risks.

You And Ankur

Personality Compatibility


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