Coco Mao

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CEO & Co-Founder at OpenArt AI

Redwood City, California, United States

Overview

Coco Mao is the CEO and Co-Founder of OpenArt, a platform that turns ideas into visual stories using generative AI. A Carnegie Mellon University graduate with a background in Computer Science, she previously worked at Google as a Product Manager and Software Engineer. People who have worked with her describe her as passionate, intelligent, tenacious, and versatile.

Her vision for OpenArt is to democratize visual storytelling, making it as accessible as writing. She is deeply involved with her users, often communicating with them directly to understand their needs. As a teenager, she directed a short film that had a profound emotional impact, sparking her long-term passion for visual narratives.

She holds a patent from her time at LinkedIn for a system that selects and displays featured professional profiles on social networking services.

Personality Overview

Not Easily Convinced

Systematic

Price-Sensitive

While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.  They prefer to analyze every situation thoroughly.
 They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.

Topics They Care About

AI Visual Storytelling
As CEO of OpenArt, her primary focus is on enabling users to create compelling visual narratives and videos from simple text prompts, moving beyond static image generation.
Lean Startup Growth
She champions building highly efficient, lean teams, having scaled OpenArt to significant annual revenue with a small number of employees and sharing her growth strategies publicly.
Creator Economy
She actively engages with creators and has implemented programs like campus ambassadors, indicating a strong focus on community-building and the evolving digital media landscape.

Media Appearances

Coco has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2022
CEO & Co-Founder at OpenArt AI
10-2020 - 1-2022
Product Manager (Google Search) at Google
4-2019 - 7-2021
Product Manager/Lead : Tangi in Area 120 at Google
3-2017 - 3-2019
Senior Software Engineer at Google
1-2013 - 1-2015
Teaching Assistant at Carnegie Mellon University

Education

2011 - 2015
Bachelor from Carnegie Mellon University
2015 - 2015
Computer Science from Jacobs University Bremen

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Insights For Selling To Coco

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same
  • Emphasise more on facts and measurable benefits
  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.
  • Avoid rushing them, be polite and patient
  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Coco is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Coco

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Coco move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Coco take some risk or not?

  • They can take risk if they are convinced that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


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