Garrick Iwamoto

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Strategy and Operations, Head of Global SMB Ads at xAI

New York, New York, United States

Overview

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Personality Overview

Cautious & Analytical

Not Easily Convinced

Value Seeker

It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions.  While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.

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Work History

5-2024
Strategy and Operations, Head of Global SMB Ads at xAI
1-2023 - 5-2024
Principal Product Manager + Product Analytics Lead at Ditto
10-2020
Product, UX/UI, Analytics Consultant at Freelance (Self employed)
6-2017 - 9-2020
Growth + Senior Product Manager at Microsoft
6-2013 - 5-2017
Investment Banking Associate, M&A at Citi

Education

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from University of California, Berkeley
Education details unavailable from Loyola High School of Los Angeles

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Insights For Selling To Garrick

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Back up any claims with data and numbers
  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question
  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same

DONT's

  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.
  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Garrick is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Garrick

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Garrick move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Garrick take some risk or not?

  • They can take risk if they are convinced that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


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