Karo Zieminski

Sharpshooter
DISC Type : DC

Bestselling Author and Community Host at Substack

Denmark

Overview

Karo is a Senior AI Product Manager at Milestone Systems, specializing in computer vision and generative AI within a corporate startup environment. She is also a bestselling Substack author and community host for "Product with Attitude. " Colleagues describe her as industrious, diligent, knowledgeable, and solution-oriented, highlighting her passion for building data-driven products that have a real-world impact.

Outside of her corporate role, Karo is dedicated to making AI accessible, aiming to turn everyone into an "AI builder. " She achieves this through her writing and community, which explore AI workflows, ethical technology, and the cultural impact of software. She is passionate about fostering a collaborative community where builders can share experiments and learn from one another.

Karo operates on the principle that if she does something annoying more than twice, she automates it.

Personality Overview

ROI Driven

Fast But Analytical

Precise But Practical

They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms.  They like to act fast and expect others to do the same. They respond better to strong and respectful interactions.

Topics They Care About

Building with AI
Her core mission is empowering people to actively build with AI, not just consume it, by designing workflows and systems to solve real problems.
AI Builder Community
She founded and runs "Product with Attitude, " a highly-engaged Substack community for product people, creators, and builders to learn and share their AI projects.
Corporate Innovation
Her experience as a Computer Vision Intrapreneur involved driving innovation within a corporate structure using Lean Startup methodologies.

Media Appearances

Karo has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2025
Bestselling Author and Community Host at Substack
4-2019 - 10-2019
Computer Vision Intrapreneur - Innovation Lab at Milestone Systems
6-2018
Senior AI Product Manager at Milestone Systems
5-2017 - 5-2018
Account Director Europe at Certilogo S.p.A.
11-2015 - 5-2017
Account Director Nordics at CSC Digital Brand Services

Education

2002 - 2007
Master's Degree from Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
2006 - 2007
Master's Degree. Academic Scholarship holder from Xiamen University

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Insights For Selling To Karo

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • Be respectful but crisp

DONT's

  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Avoid being too verbose

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Karo 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 Karo

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

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Karo move?

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

  • The risks don’t matter much to them.

You And Karo

Personality Compatibility


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