Kris Braun

Commander
DISC Type : D

Chief Technology Officer at runQL

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Overview

Kris Braun is the founder of Plot, a company focused on creating an execution layer for ambitious teams. With a background as a Senior Product Manager at Google and VP of Engineering, he has extensive experience launching major products and scaling development teams. People who have worked with him describe him as supportive, empathetic, and a leader with conviction and drive.

Kris is actively involved in his local community, having started non-profits and community groups. He organizes local events, such as for the Waterloo Wayfinders team, demonstrating a commitment to building connections outside of his professional work. He has also shown public support and advocacy for causes like elder care.

His self-declared sworn enemy is "well-meaning work that keeps us from getting where we actually want to go. "

Personality Overview

Strong-Willed

Risk-Taker

Decisive

They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms.  They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success. They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

Combating Busywork
Believes that traditional productivity is a trap and is focused on building tools and methods that drive real progress over reactionary busyness.
Execution & Ambition
His company, Plot, is dedicated to building the "execution layer for ambitious people, " helping to turn vision and goals into tangible momentum and results.
Collaborative Technology
His career history, from Google Cloud to founding Plot and runQL, shows a consistent focus on creating tools that improve team collaboration and data exploration.

Media Appearances

Kris has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2023 - 3-2026
Chief Technology Officer at runQL
9-2023
Founder at Plot
3-2023 - 8-2023
Chief Technology Officer at Collide
7-2020 - 3-2023
Senior Product Manager at Google
5-2019 - 3-2020
VP Engineering at Bonfire Interactive

Education

9-1996 - 4-2001
Bachelor of Mathematics from University of Waterloo

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Exp : 24 Location : Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Job Level : Leadership Designation : Chief Technology Officer at runQL
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Insights For Selling To Kris

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

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

DONT's

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

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Kris 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 Kris

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Kris move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Kris take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Kris

Personality Compatibility


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