Joe Haddad

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Founder at Clavis Labs

Achrafieh, Beirut Governorate, Lebanon

Overview

Joe Haddad is the Founder of Clavis Labs, where he acts as an embedded technical partner for early-stage startups. He specializes in AI strategy and product build-out, drawing from his experience as a founding AI engineer at an insurtech he helped scale. He is an undergraduate of the American University of Beirut.

Joe is deeply engaged with the founder community, frequently sharing insights on technical hiring, product strategy, and navigating the startup ecosystem. He focuses on practical advice to help founders avoid common pitfalls and build efficiently, emphasizing outcomes over billable hours.

He successfully built both the AI systems and the AI team for a startup that grew from zero to $850k ARR in just two years.

Personality Overview

Hard To Convince

Judgemental

ROI Conscious

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.  They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They respond well to confident salespeople.

Topics They Care About

AI Product Strategy
Advises founders on what AI products are worth building, often advocating for simpler solutions over complex custom models to achieve business goals faster.
Lean MVP Development
Focuses on shipping minimum viable products in weeks, not months, enabling startups to iterate and find product-market fit quickly and efficiently.
Founder Mentorship
Shares extensive advice for founders on topics ranging from hiring technical talent and avoiding agency red flags to optimizing their social media presence for business results.

Media Appearances

Joe has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2025
Founder at Clavis Labs
11-2024 - 11-2025
AI Lead at Kudwa
3-2023 - 7-2025
Founding AI Engineer at Gaya
12-2023 - 12-2024
Project Manager at American University of Beirut
9-2024 - 10-2024
AI Research Engineer at aems.ai

Education

2018 - 2023
Undergraduate from American University of Beirut
2006 - 2018
Education details unavailable from CSJA

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Exp : 2 Location : Achrafieh, Beirut Governorate, Lebanon Job Level : Leadership Designation : Founder at Clavis Labs
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Insights For Selling To Joe

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Highlight the competitive differentiation of your product
  • Be crisp while making the pitch
  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time
  • Avoid repeating yourself or making generalizations
  • Don’t expect them to change their mind quickly if they say no once

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Joe is

  • Confidence in the product plays an important role, followed by powerful testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Joe

  • They might hesitate a little, but they will say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Joe move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Joe take some risk or not?

  • Once they have analyzed the pros and cons, they can take some risks.

You And Joe

Personality Compatibility


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