Harrison Telyan

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DISC Type : Dc

Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Flowglad (YC)

New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Harrison is the Co-Founder and COO of Flowglad, a YC-backed payment infrastructure company. With a background as Imgurs founding product designer and an alumnus of RISD, he is passionate about helping founders find product-market fit and achieve growth through design thinking. People who have worked with him describe him as a "smart entrepreneur" and a "top-notch designer. "

Outside of his entrepreneurial ventures, Harrison is an avid mountaineer who has successfully climbed Mount Everest. He is also an active investor in early-stage startups, supporting companies in the fintech and design sectors. He shares his knowledge by participating in podcasts and interviews, discussing design and startup growth.

Unique fact: Harrison has climbed Mount Everest, never had a cup of coffee, and straightened his own teeth.

Personality Overview

Features Driven

Quality Focused

Objective Thinker

They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms.  More than the product, they care about the effectiveness of the product. They are very proud of what they do.

Topics They Care About

Founder Support
He is passionate about helping founders discover product-market fit and achieve growth, a core mission of his previous company, NUMI, and his current angel investments.
Product Design
As Imgur's founding designer and a RISD industrial design graduate, he has deep expertise in user-centric design and regularly speaks on the topic.
Fintech Infrastructure
His current company, Flowglad, is building payment and billing infrastructure for developers, and he is actively researching spend management and AP workflows.

Media Appearances

Harrison has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2025
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Flowglad (YC)
7-2024
Investor at NALA
3-2024
Investor at ion design (YC W24)
9-2022
Design Partner at Orange DAO
1-2022 - 12-2025
Co-Founder, Executive Chairman at NUMI

Education

NUMI from Y Combinator
Industrial Design from Rhode Island School of Design

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Insights For Selling To Harrison

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical

DONT's

  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Harrison is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Harrison

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Harrison move?

  • They can take decisions very fast if you manage to convince them.
  • Can Harrison take some risk or not?

  • The risks don’t matter much to them.

You And Harrison

Personality Compatibility


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