Milette Gillow

Enigma
DISC Type : icd

Co-Founder, Vision at The Tech Bros

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Milette Gillow is the Co-founder of The Tech Bros, the worlds first all-female, all-technical accelerator. She combines her background as a venture capitalist in London, Hong Kong, and Berlin with a Ph. D. in pure mathematics from the University of Leeds and experience as a university lecturer to support female-founded tech companies.

Outside of her work in tech and venture capital, Milette is a professional operatic mezzo-soprano and a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music. She performs with world-class ensembles like the Monteverdi Choir and is fluent in five languages, including English, French, Spanish, Danish, and Hebrew.

She uniquely holds both a Ph. D. in Theoretical Mathematics and a Master of Arts in Opera Performance.

Personality Overview

Hard To Convince

Challenger

Persuasive & Assertive

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

Topics They Care About

Women in Technology
Co-founded The Tech Bros to create a new pipeline for backing exceptional female founders, focusing on those with technical backgrounds to address the VC funding gap.
Venture Capital
Has extensive experience as a VC and talent investor in global hubs like Hong Kong, Berlin, and London with firms such as Entrepreneur First.
Opera Performance
A professional mezzo-soprano and Royal Academy of Music graduate who has performed at venues like Wigmore Hall and won a 2023 Off West End Theatre Award.

Media Appearances

Milette has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2024
Co-Founder, Vision at The Tech Bros
9-2023 - 12-2023
Founder in Residence at Entrepreneur First
5-2023 - 9-2023
Talent Investor at Entrepreneur First
9-2020 - 5-2023
Professional Classical Mezzo-Soprano at Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras
1-2021 - 6-2021
Lecturer at Teesside University

Education

2020 - 2022
Master of Arts - MA from Royal Academy of Music
2015 - 2020
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from University of Leeds

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Insights For Selling To Milette

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Leverage 'negging', or the art of asking negative questions like "you must not be convinced yet..."
  • Use a combination of data as well as stories for your pitch, a ppt might not be necessary
  • Build rapport slwly without rushing, it will come handy to handle hard questions later

DONT's

  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously. They are easily deterred
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Avoid making offhand commitments, understand the root of their concerns first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Milette is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Milette

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Milette move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Milette take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Milette

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