Krishna Kakarala

Enthusiast
DISC Type : i

Executive Chair at Lumos Labs (Lumosity)

San Francisco, California, United States

Overview

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Personality Overview

Non-Confrontational

Story Driven

Consensus Focused

They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional.  Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials. They agree with others often, so exercise caution when relying on their word.

Topics They Care About

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Work History

2022
Executive Chair at Lumos Labs (Lumosity)
2019 - 2022
CEO at Lumos Labs (Lumosity)
2009 - 2019
CFO at Lumos Labs (Lumosity)
2008 - 2008
Analyst | Emerging Technology Research at Goldman Sachs
2006 - 2008
Director | Product Management at NewRiver, Inc. - later acquired by Broadridge (NYSE: BR)

Education

AB from Princeton University
MBA from Harvard Business School

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Insights For Selling To Krishna

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee
  • Speak from experience about success that the product has seen with other customers
  • Give them the opportunity to lead the conversation where possible

DONT's

  • Avoid overloading them with too much information
  • Don’t be too formal with them, they trust informality more
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be like a storyteller with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Krishna is

  • Relationship and rapport are valuable for them, but so is proven product value.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Krishna

  • They probably won't say no directly.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Krishna move?

  • They are not the ones to make fast decisions, even while they stay committed.
  • Can Krishna take some risk or not?

  • They can take some low-probability risks if needed.

You And Krishna

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