David Mogensen

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DISC Type : dis

Vice President of Marketing at Uber

San Francisco, California, United States

Overview

David Wadhwani is the President of Digital Media at Adobe, responsible for iconic products like Creative Cloud and Acrobat. He was previously the President and CEO of AppDynamics, a fast-growing enterprise software company. He holds a bachelors degree in computer science from Brown University, where he now serves on an advisory board.

Outside of his corporate roles, David is deeply involved in the arts and community storytelling. He serves on the digital advisory board for The Metropolitan Museum of Art and is a trustee for both the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and StoryCorps, an organization that records and preserves personal histories.

He played a pivotal role in leading Adobes highly successful transformation from traditional software to a cloud-based subscription business.

Personality Overview

Friendly But Fast

Decisive But Friendly

Driven But Considerate

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

Topics They Care About

AI for Creatives
He is leading Adobe's integration of generative AI like Firefly into its product suite to empower artists, designers, and marketers.
Cloud Transformation
He has a track record of leading major business model shifts, having guided both Adobe's transition to the cloud and AppDynamics' transformation to a SaaS-first company.
Art & Technology
He serves on the boards of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, showing a commitment to the intersection of arts and digital innovation.

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Work History

1-2022
Vice President of Marketing at Uber
2-2020 - 1-2022
Senior Director, Head of Marketing, EMEA at Uber
2-2017 - 2-2020
Director of Marketing, Northern Europe at Google
6-2015 - 2-2017
Group Product Marketing Manager, Global Head of YouTube Ads Product Marketing at Google
11-2012 - 6-2015
Senior Product Marketing Manager, YouTube and Google at Google

Education

1998 - 2000
BA from Pomona College
1999 - 1999
Coursework in Business and Accounting from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
1996 - 1998
BA from Vanderbilt University
2011 - 2011
Digital Marketing from New York University
2011 - 2011
Google Wharton Marketing Academy from The Wharton School

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Insights For Selling To David

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Showcase existing customers and use case-studies to grab their attention
  • 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 be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine
  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly
  • Don't lean very heavily into providing too much information, sharing whitepapers etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with David 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 David

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

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will David move?

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

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

You And David

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