Gillian Nguyen

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DISC Type : dcs

Talent at Stealth AI

Palo Alto, California, United States

Overview

Gillian Nguyen is a technical recruiting consultant who specializes in building and scaling talent functions for early-stage startups, particularly in the AI and crypto sectors. Drawing on her experience from both startups and big tech like Meta, she has a proven record of placing key technical and leadership roles. People she has worked with describe her as professional, positive, and an exemplary communicator.

Personality Overview

Fast But Analytical

Hard To Convince

Quality Focused

They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there  They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service

Topics They Care About

Building Talent Functions
Her core focus is consulting with founders and VCs to build recruiting functions from the ground up, as seen in her work with FleetWorks and Branch.
AI in Logistics
She has been heavily involved in recruiting for FleetWorks AI, a startup using AI agents to transform the trucking and logistics industry.
Crypto & Web3
She has extensive experience recruiting for roles in the crypto ecosystem, including protocol developers and engineers for companies like Abacus Works and dYdX.

Media Appearances

Gillian has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2024
Talent at Stealth AI
6-2025 - 10-2025
Technical Recruiter at FleetWorks
2-2024 - 5-2025
Lead Technical Recruiter at Abacus Works
1-2023 - 12-2023
Senior Technical Recruiter at Branch
3-2022
Engineering Leadership Talent - SWE (Software Engineering) at Meta

Education

Bachelor's degree from University of Toronto
Design and Applied Arts from George Brown College

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Exp : 5 Location : Palo Alto, California, United States Job Level : N/A Designation : Talent at Stealth AI
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Insights For Selling To Gillian

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be prepared for comments or questions that are critical of your product or your claims
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points instead of anecdotes and examples
  • Showcase how you can impact results but also make sure that you share detailed information too

DONT's

  • Avoid self-deprecating references or general informality, it could decrease their trust in you
  • Avoid inviting them for any social interactions until you have built some rapport with them
  • Don’t nudge them to do something by using the logic that others have done the same

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Gillian is

  • ROI matters the most to them, followed by process and finally proof of results
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Gillian

  • They might hesitate a little, but will go ahead and say no when necessary (or asked)

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Gillian move?

  • They are unlikely to move very fast, especially when it comes to new products or services
  • Can Gillian take some risk or not?

  • They have relatively low risk-appetite and are not very likely to go for something unproven and risky

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