Edward Chan

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Forward Deployed Engineer at Lyra

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Overview

Edward is a Forward Deployed Engineer at Lyra, specializing in talent engineering and shipping products for high-growth startups. A graduate of Monash University and a Lyra Certified Full-Stack Engineer, he has previous experience as an intern at Atlassian and Culture Amp, where he focused on observability metrics.

Outside of his engineering role, Edward is a proven community builder. As President of the Monash Association of Coding (MAC), he led the organization to win multiple awards and dramatically increased its membership and online presence through strategic content creation.

He grew the Monash Association of Codings online following from 1, 000 to over 62, 000 in a single year.

Personality Overview

Friendly But Slow

Requires Proof

ROI Driven

They typically tend to be late adopters even when they seem friendly and excited about what you have to sell  They are often friendly and nice, but can sometimes suprise you with their piercing questions  They are unlikely to ever become strong champions even when the conversations are going well; you should focus on cultivating other champions

Topics They Care About

Community Building
As President of the Monash Association of Coding, he grew the club to over 1700 members and achieved a combined following of over 125, 000.
Viral Content Creation
Has experience producing high-conversion, viral videos, accumulating over 6 million views and growing a user-generated content page from zero to 10, 000 followers.
Talent Engineering
His role at Lyra involves talent engineering and hiring top engineering talent in Melbourne and Sydney, indicating a focus on building strong teams.

Media Appearances

Edward has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2026
Forward Deployed Engineer at Lyra
11-2025
Software Engineer Intern at Culture Amp
11-2025
Co-Founder & CMO at Twine
7-2025
Growth - UGC (+10k) at Cluely
3-2025 - 8-2025
Fastrack Founder at Entrepreneurship Portfolio @ Monash University

Education

2-2022 - 11-2025
Bachelor's degree from Monash University
11-2023 - 1-2024
Chinese Intensive Language Program from Shanghai International Studies University

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Exp : 2 Location : Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Job Level : Junior Designation : Forward Deployed Engineer at Lyra
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Insights For Selling To Edward

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Share testimonials from known people and give multiple examples of product value
  • Use phrases like ‘clear proof that’, ‘data shows’ etc.
  • Help them understand the risk aspect fully while inspiring confidence

DONT's

  • Do not sound overly eager, modulate your energy levels especially if you are generally enthusiastic
  • Avoid winging it with them particularly, answer a question only if you know the answer well
  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘you will just love it’ etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Edward is

  • Clear proof of product value matters to them, followed by others' testimonials and rapport.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Edward

  • They are likely to give you a clear answer without taking you around in circles. However, if you share a good relationship, they might not be so forthcoming.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Edward move?

  • They like to perform full analysis and can take time to make any decision.
  • Can Edward take some risk or not?

  • They weigh all decisions systematically and are unlikely to take many risks.

You And Edward

Personality Compatibility


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