Duda Slawek

Enigma
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Associate Partner at Open Capital

Weston, Connecticut, United States

Overview

Duda Slawek is an Associate Partner at Open Capital, a firm focused on driving growth and investment across Africa. He leverages his dual background, holding both an MBA and a Doctor of Law from Northwestern University, to provide management consulting and financial advisory services.

He is deeply passionate about sustainable development in emerging markets. His work and public commentary consistently revolve around climate action, social impact, and building resilient economies, particularly through innovative financing and support for small businesses.

Unique fact: Duda holds both a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Doctor of Law (JD) from Northwestern University.

Personality Overview

Fast Follower

Hard To Convince

Friendly Yet Blunt

They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.  They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing  They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Topics They Care About

Energy Access in Africa
His recent commentary focuses heavily on scaling clean energy access and powering livelihoods across the African continent, referencing events like the #TEAForum and #Mission300.
Climate Finance
Co-authored a publication on financing smallholder resilience in the face of climate change and actively participates in discussions during events like Climate Week NYC.
Impact Investing
His career, including a fellowship at Acumen and his role at Open Capital, is centered on enabling investment that generates positive social and environmental impact.

Media Appearances

Duda has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2022
Associate Partner at Open Capital
12-2018 - 11-2022
Principal at Open Capital
7-2018 - 12-2018
Senior Project Leader at Open Capital
11-2016 - 9-2017
Interim COO at Cacao de Colombia
9-2016 - 9-2017
Global Fellow at Acumen

Education

2013 - 2016
Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
2013 - 2016
Doctor of Law (JD) from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

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Exp : 8 Location : Weston, Connecticut, United States Job Level : N/A Designation : Associate Partner at Open Capital
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Insights For Selling To Duda

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Build rapport slwly without rushing, it will come handy to handle hard questions later
  • Use phrases like ‘clear evidence’, ‘data-based results’ etc.
  • Help them realize that any personal risk in making this decision is far less compared to what the results could mean for them

DONT's

  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously. They are easily deterred
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal even if you come to form one
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Duda is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Duda

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Duda move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Duda take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Duda

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