Gangadhar Krishnan

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Founder at U@U Unwind@Unexplored

Mysuru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Gangadhar Krishnan is an entrepreneur who transitioned from a 17-year corporate career in electronics engineering to found U@U Unwind@Unexplored. He is a specialist in curated experiential tours to Northeast India, leveraging his background as a trained mountaineer. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Mysore.

Based in Mysuru, Gangadhar and his wife, Ramya, practice a unique lifestyle of "RoadSchooling" and "Unschooling" their twin daughters. This involves educating them through real-world experiences during extensive travels, spending about six months a year in Northeast India. He is a passionate advocate for experiential learning over traditional schooling.

After a long corporate career, he and his wife quit their jobs to find a more meaningful life, embarking on a 90-day, 13, 000 km road trip in a Tata Nano.

Personality Overview

ROI Conscious

Judgemental

Demanding

They respond well to confident salespeople.  They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.

Topics They Care About

Alternative Education
He actively practices and advocates for "RoadSchooling" and "Unschooling, " educating his twin daughters through travel and real-world experiences rather than traditional classroom settings.
Experiential Travel
His company, U@U Unwind@Unexplored, focuses on providing curated, meaningful family tours to uncrowded regions of Northeast India, moving beyond conventional tourism.
Northeast India
Possesses deep expertise in the region, where he spends half the year. He has visited Meghalaya alone over 75 times and designs all his tours there.

Media Appearances

Gangadhar has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2018
Founder at U@U Unwind@Unexplored
12-2015 - 1-2018
Principal Systems Engineer at Honeywell
12-2012 - 6-2015
Senior Manager - Technical Pre-Sales at CoreEL Technologies
10-2010 - 12-2012
Senior Architect at Mistral Solutions Pvt. Ltd
11-2008 - 9-2010
Architect at Mistral Solutions Pvt. Ltd

Education

1992 - 1996
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) from University of Mysore
1987 - 1990
Education details unavailable from BEML High School

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Insights For Selling To Gangadhar

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Highlight the competitive differentiation of your product
  • Stress on the business value that your product offers
  • Ask them questions confidently while doing discovery, don’t be apologetic

DONT's

  • Refrain from asking too many questions
  • Don’t try to be an alpha salesperson, give them equal space
  • Do not give up if they are not convinced, try again with a different approach

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Gangadhar is

  • Belief in the product plays an important role, followed by objective proof and testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Gangadhar

  • They may hesitate slightly, but if they are not convinced, they will say no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Gangadhar move?

  • They are neither the fastest decision makers nor the slowest.
  • Can Gangadhar take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks only after they have analyzed the advantages and disadvantages.

You And Gangadhar

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