Blake Shao

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Founder at Stewdio

New York, New York, United States

Overview

Blake Shao is the founder of Stewdio, an AI creative platform and a Y Combinator F24 company. A Brown University Computer Science graduate, he previously gained experience as a founding product engineer at a consumer AI startup, taking it from inception to launch. His expertise lies in consumer AI and product development.

Originally from Jinan, China, Blake is a passionate filmmaker, animator, and designer. Before his startup career, he created festival-winning short films, music videos, and documentaries. His creative partnership with his Stewdio co-founder began in college, where they collaborated on making music videos together, blending technology with artistic expression.

Before founding a tech startup, Blake was a festival-winning filmmaker and animator.

Personality Overview

Curious

Value Driven

Assertive

They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.  They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They ask a lot of questions and rely heavily on information and collaterals.

Topics They Care About

AI Creative Tools
He founded Stewdio, a collaborative platform for creative teams to use the latest generative AI models for creating stunning images and videos.
Startup Founding
As a founder in Y Combinator (F24) and a former founding engineer, he is deeply involved in building companies from the ground up.
Filmmaking & Animation
He is an award-winning filmmaker and animator, a passion that directly influences his work in creating AI tools for visual artists.

Media Appearances

Blake has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2024
Founder at Stewdio
5-2023 - 9-2023
Product Engineer at PowerYou AI
2-2023 - 4-2023
Design at Sift

Education

9-2024 - 12-2024
F24 from Y Combinator
1-2021 - 5-2024
Bachelor of Arts - BA from Brown University

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Insights For Selling To Blake

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Build rapport, it will come handy to handle hard questions later
  • Persuade objectively how your product will help them achieve their goals
  • Share testimonials from known people and give multiple examples of product value

DONT's

  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Avoid making offhand commitments

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Blake is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Blake

  • They are practical yet friendly, don’t expect a clear no very often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Blake move?

  • They like to analyze well and can take their time to reach any decisions.
  • Can Blake take some risk or not?

  • They weigh all decisions systematically and are unlikely to take many risks.

You And Blake

Personality Compatibility


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