David Tuck

Pioneer
DISC Type : Dsi

Co-Founder & CEO at Mayday

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

David Tuck is the Co-Founder and CEO of Mayday, an accounting technology firm focused on automating month-end processes. A seasoned entrepreneur, he previously founded and led the SaaS company Chaser for seven years, raising £3. 3m. People who have worked with him call him passionate, knowledgeable, and brilliant.

David is a certified Mental Health First Aider, showing a commitment to workplace wellbeing. He chronicles the challenges and learnings of his entrepreneurial journey on his blog, "Starting Up Again", offering a transparent look into the life of a founder.

He also co-founded CFO Techstack, a content and community hub for finance leaders using the Xero ecosystem.

Personality Overview

Friendly But Fast

Dynamic But Sincere

Decisive But Friendly

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 If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product

Topics They Care About

Accounting Automation
Founded two companies, Mayday and Chaser, focused on automating finance processes like intercompany recharges and credit control to make finance teams more efficient.
SaaS Go-to-Market
Has extensive experience building and consulting on go-to-market strategies that leverage partnerships with accounting firms as a primary sales channel.
The Founder Journey
Writes candidly about the "emotional rollercoaster of building a business" on his blog, demonstrating a passion for the process of creating and scaling a company.

Media Appearances

07 - MayDay: David Tuck - The Story Of Podcast. Featured in Apple Podcasts

See Now

Work History

9-2021
Co-Founder & CEO at Mayday
9-2023
Co-Founder & CEO at CFO Techstack
12-2020
Mental Health First Aider at Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England
1-2022 - 8-2022
Consultant - Partnering Accountants: Amplification at Spendesk
7-2020 - 8-2022
Consulting with Software Providers on Partnering with Accountants at London, UK

Education

2003 - 2006
2:1 from University of Warwick
1997 - 2002
Education details unavailable from Cheltenham College

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : 12 Location : London, England, United Kingdom Job Level : Leadership Designation : Co-Founder & CEO at Mayday
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To David

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘your decision will’, ‘you will impact’ etc.
  • Build a trustworthy relationship while keeping the product center-stage
  • During followups, use calls or text if needed, they should be fine

DONT's

  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a formal approach
  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine
  • Don’t be very informal during the early interactions even if they are being so themselves

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

Personality Compatibility


More Profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Search more profiles

Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.

Or visit Humantic AI to know more.