Ed Donner

Inspirer
DISC Type : di

AI Advisor at Simplified.Travel

New York, New York, United States

Overview

Ed Donner is the Co-Founder and CTO of Nebula. io, a platform using Generative AI to innovate talent recruitment. A repeat founder of AI startups with a background in Physics from the University of Oxford, he previously spent 15 years on Wall Street, including as a Managing Director at JPMorgan.

At his core, Ed is a software engineer and scientist who learned to code at age 8. He still spends his weekends experimenting with Large Language Models. A passionate educator, he enjoys giving talks on AI and has created several best-selling Udemy courses on the subject. In the past, he was an amateur club DJ.

Unique fact: He holds a patent for a deep learning matching engine that determines role fitness while eliminating bias.

Personality Overview

Fast Adopter

Confident & Optimistic

Generous

They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something.  They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials. They usually prefer to drive the conversation.

Topics They Care About

Agentic AI
He teaches best-selling courses on Agentic AI Engineering, speaks at conferences like ODSC, and builds multi-agent systems, positioning it as a key area of his expertise.
AI in Recruiting
His company, Nebula. io, is dedicated to using proprietary LLMs to help recruiters source and manage talent, driven by a patented model for unbiased matching.
AI Education
He is a top-rated Udemy instructor with hundreds of thousands of students and frequently hosts live training events with O'Reilly, showing a passion for teaching AI concepts.

Media Appearances

Ed has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2025
AI Advisor at Simplified.Travel
6-2021
Co-Founder & CTO at Nebula.io
1-2020 - 12-2025
Chief Technology Officer at Wynden Stark
1-2020 - 12-2025
Chief Technology Officer at GQR Global Markets
5-2019 - 1-2020
Founder, CTO at untapt

Education

1992 - 1995
Physics from University of Oxford

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Exp : 29 Location : New York, New York, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : AI Advisor at Simplified.Travel
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Insights For Selling To Ed

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but insert some anecdotes into it
  • Get them to a point where they are ready to bat for your product internally
  • Acknowledge their status and position during the conversation

DONT's

  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly
  • Don’t be very informal even if they are being so themselves
  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ed is

  • Product value plays a big role, followed by relationship and a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ed

  • If they do not firmly believe in you, they will refuse without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ed move?

  • They can take fast decisions if they develop conviction in the product and find you trustworthy.
  • Can Ed take some risk or not?

  • They have the capability of taking risky decisions if necessary.

You And Ed

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