Ben Keighran

Enthusiast
DISC Type : i

Founder/CEO at Super Carl

Wilson, Wyoming, United States

Overview

Ben Keighran is a 4x founder and technology entrepreneur focused on AI, social, and consumer platforms. He previously founded the live-streaming service Caffeine, scaling it to 61M monthly users, and Chomp, which was acquired by Apple. He is a university dropout who taught himself to program at age 10.

Outside of his entrepreneurial ventures, Ben is a lifelong gamer, a passion which directly inspired the creation of Caffeine. Having grown up by the beach in Australia, he is also an avid surfer. He maintains an active interest in the startup ecosystem, recently participating in a Series A funding round.

While at Apple, he won an Emmy Award for his design leadership on the fourth-generation Apple TV operating system.

Personality Overview

Story Driven

Non-Confrontational

Optimistic

Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.  They are more about building relationships than just cutting deals. They agree with others often, so exercise caution when relying on their word.

Topics They Care About

AI-Driven Networking
His current venture, Super Carl, uses AI to create what he calls "win-win" human connections, continuing a theme from his earlier work with social search engines like Aardvark.
Future of Live TV
He founded Caffeine with the vision of creating the next-generation interactive live broadcasting network, expanding beyond gaming into sports and entertainment to reach a massive user base.
Startup Investing
He actively invests in new technology, recently announcing his participation in the Series A for AudioShake, indicating an interest in supporting early-stage, innovative companies.

Media Appearances

Ben has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2025
Founder/CEO at Super Carl
4-2016 - 8-2024
Founder/CEO at Caffeine
2-2012 - 1-2016
Design at Apple
3-2009 - 2-2012
Founder/CEO at Chomp, Inc
2-2009 - 2-2010
Advisory Board Member & Head of Mobile Product at Aardvark

Education

Ben has no verified education history

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Insights For Selling To Ben

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Maintain high, positive energy and convey confidence
  • Refer to interesting customer testimonials and stress on great customer experience
  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee

DONT's

  • Don’t ask too many questions in one go, weave them into the flow
  • Avoid overloading them with too much information
  • Don’t be too formal with them, they trust informality more

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ben is

  • Relationships and rapport matter to them, but so does the value of the product.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ben

  • They probably won't say no directly.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ben move?

  • They are not the ones to make fast decisions, even while they stay committed.
  • Can Ben take some risk or not?

  • If it seems really necessary, they can take small risks.

You And Ben

Personality Compatibility


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