John DesJardins

Sharpshooter
DISC Type : DC

Chief Technology Officer - Fractional at Early stage startups in areas such as AI/ML, IoT and Cryptography.

United Kingdom

Overview

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Personality Overview

Thorough Evaluator

Rigorous & Demanding

ROI Driven

More than the product, they care about the effectiveness of the product.  They respond well to strong and respectful communication. They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms.

Topics They Care About

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Work History

1-2021
Chief Technology Officer - Fractional at Early stage startups in areas such as AI/ML, IoT and Cryptography.
1-2025 - 6-2025
Field CTO at Akka
7-2018 - 7-2023
Chief Technology Officer at Hazelcast
10-2015 - 6-2018
Data Strategist at Cloudera
12-2012 - 10-2015
Chief Innovation Evangelist at Software AG

Education

2-2014 - 2-2015
Certificate Executive Leadership from EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht
Bachelor of Science - BS from George Mason University

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Insights For Selling To John

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots
  • Be respectful but crisp

DONT's

  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Avoid being too verbose

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with John is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from John

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will John move?

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

  • The risks don’t matter much to them.

You And John

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