Avanish Behany

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AVP, Group Strategy at Barclays

India

Overview

Avanish is a corporate and growth strategy leader with a diverse background spanning consulting with McKinsey, venture capital, and strategy at Barclays. An alumnus of the Indian School of Business, he is adept at advising CXOs on M&A, market expansion, and business turnarounds. Colleagues describe him as sharp and analytical.

He founded a profitable online education and consulting venture, managing a team of over 30 teachers and staff.

Personality Overview

Persuasive

Values Relationships

Assertive

They like to keep things under control.  They are more likely to be open to unproven but exciting technologies. They do not mind taking risks and can make hard decisions, if necessary.

Topics They Care About

Corporate Growth Strategy
His career at Barclays and McKinsey has focused on driving strategic reviews, M&A, and market expansion to foster corporate growth and business turnarounds.
Venture Capital Investing
As a VC investor, he has sourced, evaluated, and executed deals in the fin-tech, ed-tech, and healthcare sectors in India.
Ed-Tech Entrepreneurship
He founded and built a profitable online education and consulting venture, demonstrating direct experience in the ed-tech space.

Media Appearances

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Work History

8-2022
AVP, Group Strategy at Barclays
8-2020 - 8-2022
Founder at School Two Point Zero Vetures
11-2019 - 7-2020
Venture Capital Investor at Venture Highway LLP
3-2019 - 11-2019
Business Manager at Cleartax
7-2017 - 3-2019
Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company

Education

4-2016 - 4-2017
Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Indian School of Business
6-2011 - 6-2014
B.Com (Hons) from Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC)

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Insights For Selling To Avanish

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Showcase existing customers and use case-studies to grab their attention
  • Use phrases like ‘your decision will’, ‘you will impact’ etc.
  • Talk about yourself and some of your achievements at the start of the conversation

DONT's

  • Do not look like someone who doesn’t know what they are talking about
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a friendly approach
  • Don’t hesitate from asking them how they truly feel about your product

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Avanish is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Avanish

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no albeit in a friendly manner.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Avanish move?

  • If you earn their trust and they develop faith in the product, they can make decisions quickly.
  • Can Avanish take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if necessary.

You And Avanish

Personality Compatibility


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