Appadurai A N

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Chief Technology Officer at Yaali Bizappln Solutions-Zoho Partner

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Overview

With 19 years of experience, Appadurai is the Co-founder and CTO of Yaali Bizappln Solutions, a Zoho Partner. He specializes in designing scalable SaaS cloud architectures and has implemented business solutions for over 200 companies. He is an alumnus of the University of Madras and a former Engineering Manager at Zoho.


He once singly developed a Linux file system driver using C++ and Linux system calls to create versioned file snapshots.

Personality Overview

Enthusiastic

Relationship Oriented

Imaginative

They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections.  They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be. They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.

Topics They Care About

Business Automation
As a Zoho Partner, he designs and implements business operation solutions and automation for companies across healthcare, real estate, and education.
SaaS Architecture
His expertise includes designing scalable architectures for SaaS-based products on the cloud, a key part of his CTO role.
CRM Integration
Has vast experience integrating Zoho CRM and other applications to automate business processes for a large client base.

Media Appearances

Appadurai has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2016
Chief Technology Officer at Yaali Bizappln Solutions-Zoho Partner
10-2011 - 7-2016
Engineering Manager at Zoho Corporation
7-2006 - 10-2011
Senior Software Engineer at Zoho Corporation
9-2005 - 7-2006
Software Engineer at Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd
6-2004 - 9-2005
Senior Software Engineer at Vembu Technologies

Education

1994 - 1998
Bachelor’s Degree from University of Madras
1980 - 1994
High School from Asan Memorial , Chennai India

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Insights For Selling To Appadurai

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Do some small talk, ask them how things are going on their side
  • Speak enthusiastically with energy, maintain a clear and confident tone
  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee

DONT's

  • Avoid cutting into their flow
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller
  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Appadurai is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Appadurai

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Appadurai move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Appadurai take some risk or not?

  • They can accept limited risks, ones that they think will not impact them personally.

You And Appadurai

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