Mike Chan

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Senior Director of System Software at NVIDIA

San Francisco, California, United States

Overview

Mike is the Senior Director of System Software at NVIDIA, focused on building AI infrastructure he refers to as "AI factories". His career includes multiple VP of Engineering roles at companies like Twitch, Envoy, and Razer, showcasing extensive leadership in mobile software, video clients, and SaaS platforms. He holds a degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Washington.

He holds patents for mobile application migration to cloud computing platforms and client-side data encryption with a recovery method.

Personality Overview

Curious

Example Seeker

Value Driven

They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information.  They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Topics They Care About

AI Infrastructure
In his current role at NVIDIA, he is directly involved in building the system software for what he calls "AI factories".
Mobile Software
He has a deep background leading mobile engineering teams at Razer, Block (Square), and Twitch, covering everything from firmware to applications.
Hybrid Work Tech
During his time as VP of Engineering at Envoy, he was actively promoting and hiring for the development of a platform to enable hybrid work models.

Media Appearances

Mike has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2025
Senior Director of System Software at NVIDIA
9-2024
Mobile @ Square at Block
8-2022 - 10-2024
VP of Engineering - Video Clients at Twitch
6-2019 - 6-2022
VP of Engineering at Envoy
1-2017 - 6-2019
VP Mobile Software at Razer Inc.

Education

2001 - 2005
Computer Engineering from University of Washington

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Insights For Selling To Mike

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them understand the risk aspect fully while inspiring confidence
  • Be prepared for a lot of questions, answer them objectively
  • Persuade objectively how your product will help them achieve their goals

DONT's

  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Mike is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important to them, relationships will have some weightage.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Mike

  • They are practical yet friendly, don’t expect a clear no very often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Mike move?

  • They like to analyze well and can take their time to reach any decisions.
  • Can Mike take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and are less likely to take risks.

You And Mike

Personality Compatibility


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