Michal Mucha

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Lead Engineer, Applied AI at Balyasny Asset Management L.P.

Austin, Texas, United States

Overview

Michal is a Lead Engineer on Balyasnys Applied AI team in Austin, Texas, where he develops proprietary tools, including a custom ChatGPT-like system for investment teams. With a background in data science consulting and a Magister from Poznan University, he is described by colleagues as creative, collaborative, and a thought-leader.

Outside of work, Michal is a family man with young children. He identifies as a "curious tinkerer" and has a history of contributing to the data science community through teaching and organizing study groups, demonstrating a passion for sharing knowledge with others.

He led the development of an internal, ChatGPT-like system, delivering the first version in just four weeks while navigating stringent financial compliance and security requirements.

Personality Overview

Confident & Optimistic

Achievment Oriented

Charming & Persuasive

They usually prefer to drive the conversation.  They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something. They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships.

Topics They Care About

Proprietary AI Tools
Leads the development of internal AI tools at Balyasny, including a custom LLM and embedding models, to give the hedge fund a competitive advantage.
Knowledge Sharing
Has a track record of teaching and training, having been an instructor for Talk Python Training and led workshops at conferences like PyData and ODSC.
Accelerating Python
Expresses a key interest in achieving significant performance gains in Python data science code, utilizing tools like Dask, Numba, and CUDA.

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Work History

8-2023
Lead Engineer, Applied AI at Balyasny Asset Management L.P.
3-2023 - 8-2023
Lead Engineer, Automation, Macro Technology at Balyasny Asset Management L.P.
8-2022 - 3-2023
Macro Technology Engineer at Balyasny Asset Management L.P.
5-2015
Owner at create.ml
9-2019 - 3-2023
Private Data Science Workshops, Trainer at BNP Paribas Securities Services

Education

2009 - 2014
Magister from Poznan University of Economics And Business

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Insights For Selling To Michal

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Look like someone who is on top of their game
  • Get them to a point where they are ready to bat for your product internally
  • Clearly address the competitive aspects

DONT's

  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine
  • Don’t be very informal even if they are being so themselves
  • Don’t keep repeating the same information, it could make them impatient

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Michal is

  • Confidence in the product’s value is critical, followed by relationship and a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Michal

  • They will not hesitate to say no if they do not develop conviction.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Michal move?

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

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

You And Michal

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