Dan Bettes

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Chief Financial Officer at SoundCloud

New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

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Personality Overview

Decisive But Friendly

Friendly But Fast

Driven But Considerate

They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders)  If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed

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Work History

10-2025
Chief Financial Officer at SoundCloud
3-2022 - 10-2025
Senior Vice President Finance at SoundCloud
1-2021 - 3-2022
Senior Vice President Finance at Downtown Music Holdings
1-2019 - 1-2021
Vice President Finance at Downtown Music Holdings
4-2017 - 1-2019
Controller at Downtown Music Holdings

Education

Master of Science - MS from Michigan State University - Eli Broad College of Business
Certificate of Specialization from Harvard Business School Online

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Exp : 19 Location : New York City Metropolitan Area, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Chief Financial Officer at SoundCloud
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Insights For Selling To Dan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • During followups, use calls or text if needed, they should be fine
  • Ask them for a lunch or coffee once some rapport has been established
  • Mostly stick to your standard pitch and qualifying script, but add some stories or anecdotes to it

DONT's

  • Don't lean very heavily into providing too much information, sharing whitepapers etc.
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a formal approach
  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Dan is

  • Nothing less than a strong combination of proof of results, relationship and high levels of professionalism is effective with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Dan

  • They can say no while staying friendly, but can also be pursuaded to reconsider

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Dan move?

  • They are generally fast movers and can take quick decisions
  • Can Dan take some risk or not?

  • They have high risk-appetite but can get ahead of themselves once in a while. Observe carefully

You And Dan

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