Dries De Coster

Commander
DISC Type : D

Investor & Advisor at TheCarCrowd

London Area, United Kingdom

Overview

Dries De Coster is the Founder and CEO of meet DWIGHT, a company focused on reducing operational costs through a "Digital Worker Bot" workforce. With an extensive background in Human Capital Management software at firms like The Access Group, he is often described by colleagues as inspirational, professional, and customer-oriented.

He is an active investor and advisor in several technology startups, particularly within HR Tech and innovative asset classes like collectible cars. Dries also hosts a YouTube series, "Recruiters In Cars Getting Coffee, " where he interviews industry leaders, combining his interests in business, networking, and automobiles.

He is an investor in a company that enables fractional ownership of collectible cars.

Personality Overview

Decisive

Very Quick

Candid & Clear

They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others.  They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships. They respond well to strong and respectful communication.

Topics They Care About

Digital Workforce
As the founder of meet DWIGHT, he champions the use of Digital Worker Bots that combine RPA and Agentic AI to automate complex back-office processes for businesses.
Staffing Industry Automation
He is heavily focused on the staffing and recruitment sector, frequently speaking at industry events and tailoring his automation solutions to solve their specific operational challenges.
HR Tech Innovation
He actively invests in and advises multiple HR tech startups focused on AI-driven recruitment, commission automation, and improving the hiring process.

Media Appearances

Dries has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2025
Investor & Advisor at TheCarCrowd
7-2025
Investor & Advisor at Candidly
11-2024
Investor & Advisor at Konquest
11-2024
Investor at Equitas
8-2023
Chief Executive Officer at meet DWIGHT

Education

2001 - 2005
Human Sciences & Psychology from Sint-Jozefs College, Torhout, Belgium
2009 - 2009
Payroll Management from University of Worcester

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Insights For Selling To Dries

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical
  • Be respectful but crisp
  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Avoid being too verbose

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Dries is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Dries

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Dries move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Dries take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Dries

Personality Compatibility


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