Kushal Sheshadri

Critic
DISC Type : C

Founding Product Designer at Stealth Startup

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Kushal is a Founding Product Designer at a stealth startup, focusing on Enterprise SaaS and growth. With a background in marketing and a Masters from Cal State East Bay, he has shipped products impacting over 5 million users and designed platforms that have driven over $10 million in revenue.

His passion for product design was ignited when he launched an app for his own startup. Outside of his professional roles, he has been deeply involved in university life, serving as the Executive Vice President for Associated Students, Inc. , demonstrating a commitment to community and leadership.

Unique fact: Kushal was elected to a student government leadership position at California State University - East Bay, where he helped launch a new startup incubator.

Personality Overview

Objective Thinker

Negotiator

ROI Driven

They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions.  They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms. They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others.

Topics They Care About

Enterprise SaaS Design
He has extensive experience designing and shipping scalable Enterprise SaaS products, including a platform for Inhabitr that generated over $10M in annual revenue.
Early-Stage Startups
Currently a Founding Product Designer, he has a long history with startups, including launching his own app and recently launching a new product, Floutwork, on Product Hunt.
Human-Centered Solutions
His personal design philosophy is rooted in crafting designs that enhance people's lives and delivering human-centered solutions to solve complex problems.

Media Appearances

Kushal has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2024
Founding Product Designer at Stealth Startup
9-2024 - 3-2025
Product Manager at Inhabitr
7-2024 - 3-2025
Lead Product Designer at Inhabitr
8-2023 - 6-2024
Marketing Outreach Coordinator at Smith Center For Private Enterprise Studies
1-2024 - 3-2024
Course Facilitator at Smith Center For Private Enterprise Studies

Education

Master's degree from California State University - East Bay
Marketing and Entrepreneurship from Ramaiah College Of Arts, Science and Commerce

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Insights For Selling To Kushal

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch
  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.
  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories

DONT's

  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Don't give superficial answers, they are easily rattled by them
  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Kushal is

  • Proven ROI, pricing and objective proof points are the factors that sway their decision.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Kushal

  • They are comfortable saying no if they are convinced that it is the correct decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Kushal move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Kushal take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Kushal

Personality Compatibility


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