Ling He

Critic
DISC Type : C

Principal Software Engineer at Palo Alto Networks

San Jose, California, United States

Overview

Ling has no verified overview

Personality Overview

Information Seeker

Negotiator

Critic

They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data.  They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms. They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions.

Topics They Care About

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Media Appearances

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Work History

6-2024
Principal Software Engineer at Palo Alto Networks
3-2023 - 6-2024
Software Engineer at Zoox
11-2021 - 1-2023
Senior Software Engineer at Nuro
10-2019 - 11-2021
Senior Staff Software Engineer at Palo Alto Networks
11-2017 - 10-2019
Staff Engineer at Palo Alto Networks

Education

2015 - 2017
Master's degree from Southern Methodist University
2011 - 2015
Bachelor's degree from Shenzhen University

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Insights For Selling To Ling

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be formal and objective, they will appreciate it more
  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing
  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later

DONT's

  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them
  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language
  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ling is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ling

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ling move?

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

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

You And Ling

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