Mike Gardiner

Go-getter
DISC Type : d

Mentor at Techstars

Thirroul, New South Wales, Australia

Overview

Mike Gardiner is a technical leader and founder of Buzzy. gg, an AI-powered platform for game-based learning on Roblox, Minecraft, and Scratch. With over 20 years of experience, he specializes in full-stack development, game design, and AI in STEM education. People who have worked with him often describe him as a passionate, creative, and driven technical visionary.

Outside of his professional life, Mike is a father of two boys and lives on the New South Wales south coast, close to the beach. He has a passion for significant personal challenges and adventures, once dedicating nine months to training and planning for a major expedition.

He previously founded Lime Rocket with the vision of creating the worlds biggest game by turning smartphones into social controllers for live events.

Personality Overview

Vision Oriented

Decisive

Fast-Paced

They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.  They respond well to confident salespeople. They care equally about the product and its potential impact.

Topics They Care About

Game-based Learning
His current venture, Buzzy, is entirely focused on making learning, collaboration, and teaching accessible and fun through popular gaming platforms like Roblox and Minecraft.
Creator Economy
He is passionate about empowering game players to become creators, a central theme of his Buzzy platform, which has a community of over 120, 000 creators.
Connected Play
A long-standing interest, evident from his prior company Lime Rocket, which aimed to use technology to make gaming a more social and connected real-world experience.

Media Appearances

Mike has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2024
Mentor at Techstars
12-2018
CEO at Buzzy.gg
5-2011
Founder & Lead Developer at Lime Rocket
1-2011 - 7-2011
Senior Flex Developer at Accenture
1-1998 - 12-2010
Technical Manager at Core Digital Media

Education

Education details unavailable from University of Wollongong

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Exp : 28 Location : Thirroul, New South Wales, Australia Job Level : Leadership Designation : Mentor at Techstars
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Insights For Selling To Mike

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Stress on the business value that your product offers
  • Make sure that they have the necessary authority, they could present false stature sometimes
  • Refer to testimonials from others in similar positions

DONT's

  • Do not give up if they are not convinced, try again with a different approach
  • Don’t try to be an alpha salesperson, give them equal space
  • Refrain from asking too many questions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Mike is

  • Conviction in the product matters to them, followed by proof points and strong testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Mike

  • They may not be very forthcoming, but they will say no if needed.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Mike move?

  • They are neither the fastest decision makers nor the slowest.
  • Can Mike take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks but after weighing up the pros and cons.

You And Mike

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