Jiakan Wang

Questioner
DISC Type : c

VP of Engineering at Statsig

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Overview

Jiakan Wang is the VP of Engineering at Statsig, leading the Enterprise Engineering division. With prior experience at Facebook and Microsoft, he focuses on architecting scalable platforms and enabling clients to implement robust experimentation programs. Described as hard-working and analytical, he earned a Bachelor of Science from Kalamazoo College.

Outside of his professional life, Jiakan has a passion for nature and outdoor activities. He particularly enjoys mountaineering and shares photos from the summits of difficult climbs, showcasing a love for challenging adventures.

His company, Statsig, was recently acquired by OpenAI, positioning him and his team at the forefront of building tools for developers in the AI space.

Personality Overview

Price-Sensitive

Systematic

Not Easily Convinced

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.  While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. They prefer to analyze every situation thoroughly.


Topics They Care About

AI Product Development
He leads Statsig's AI Evals product, builds AI chatbots, and is hiring senior engineers to lead AI initiatives, underscored by Statsig's acquisition by OpenAI.
Scaling Experimentation
His core role involves building features that help enterprise customers like HelloFresh and Notion scale their product experimentation culture.
Developer Empowerment
He is dedicated to empowering developers and data scientists, often speaking about helping them continuously improve their work with better tools.

Media Appearances

Jiakan has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2021
VP of Engineering at Statsig
1-2017 - 2-2021
Software Engineer at Facebook
4-2013 - 1-2017
Software Engineer at Microsoft
3-2010 - 11-2012
Teaching Assistant at Department of Computer Science, Kalamazoo College
6-2012 - 8-2012
Software Development Engineering Intern at Amazon

Education

2009 - 2013
Bachelor of Science (BS) from Kalamazoo College
2006 - 2009
High School Diploma from No.1 Middle School Attached to CCNU

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Insights For Selling To Jiakan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question
  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product
  • Emphasise more on facts and measurable benefits

DONT's

  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Avoid rushing them, be polite and patient
  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Jiakan 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 Jiakan

  • 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 Jiakan move?

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

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


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