Micah Lapping-Carr

Inspirer
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CEO at Prehistoric Software

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Overview

Micah Lapping-Carr is a software engineer and the CEO of Prehistoric Software, a small games studio. His expertise lies in game development, quality assurance, and automation, with a strong background as a QA Manager at Zappos and experience at Microsoft and Petroglyph Games. He earned his Sc. B. in Math and Computer Science from Brown University.

Outside of his professional work, Micah is a passionate musician, game creator, and lover of math and simulations. He resides in Chicago and is an avid player of logic games and puzzles. People he has worked with describe him as a source of encouragement who is skilled at boosting team morale.

He is also a gameshow emcee.

Personality Overview

Charming & Persuasive

Confident & Optimistic

Generous

They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something.  They usually prefer to drive the conversation. They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials.

Topics They Care About

Indie Game Development
As the founder and CEO of Prehistoric Software, he actively creates and publishes small games for fun on platforms like Itch. io.
Software Quality Assurance
Has extensive experience in this field, having served as both a Senior QA Engineer and a Quality Assurance Manager at Zappos.
Music and Performance
He is a musician and identifies as a "gameshow emcee, " indicating a passion for performance and engaging with an audience.

Media Appearances

Micah has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2013
CEO at Prehistoric Software
3-2022 - 9-2025
Quality Assurance Manager at Zappos Family of Companies
6-2017 - 3-2022
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer at Zappos Family of Companies
3-2016 - 4-2017
Software Engineer at Bellwether Technologies
2-2014 - 3-2016
Game Programmer at Petroglyph Games

Education

2005 - 2009
Sc.B. from Brown University

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Exp : 16 Location : Chicago, Illinois, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : CEO at Prehistoric Software
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Insights For Selling To Micah

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Clearly address the competitive aspects
  • Look like someone who is on top of their game
  • Acknowledge their status and position during the conversation

DONT's

  • Don’t be very informal even if they are being so themselves
  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine
  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Micah is

  • Belief in the value of the product, relationship and a sense of accomplishment matter the most.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Micah

  • They are not shy of saying no if they do not develop trust in your product.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Micah move?

  • If they develop confidence in your product and you, then they can make fast decisions.
  • Can Micah take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they have the ability to take risky decisions.

You And Micah

Personality Compatibility


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