Mahesh Makhijani

Visionary
DISC Type : Ds

Mentor at Alchemist Accelerator

Menlo Park, California, United States

Overview

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Personality Overview

Early Adopter

Risk Tolerant

Fast But Thoughtful

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.  They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.

Topics They Care About

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Work History

8-2025
Mentor at Alchemist Accelerator
6-2025
Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at FotoNation
5-2023 - 5-2025
Head of Silicon Product Management at Snap Inc.
1-2020 - 5-2023
Vice President of Product, Marketing and Business Development, GM USA. (Successful Exit) at GrAI Matter Labs
10-2019 - 12-2019
Business Consultant at GrAI Matter Labs

Education

2009 - 2011
MBA from University of California, San Diego - Rady School of Management
1994 - 1996
MS from National Technological University

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Insights For Selling To Mahesh

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point
  • Ask them at the end if they see a strong value prop in your product; expect an honest answer
  • During followups, use phone or text if needed, they should be fine

DONT's

  • Don't shy away from asking hard questions, but be extra polite
  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them
  • Don't take their patience for granted, avoid long-winding sermons

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Mahesh is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Mahesh

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Mahesh move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Mahesh take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

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