Nic Meliones

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Co-Founder | CEO at Navi

San Francisco, California, United States

Overview

Nic Meliones is a serial entrepreneur and startup advisor who co-founded Navi, an innovation skills platform, and BitWall, one of the first venture-backed Bitcoin startups. A Duke University graduate, he now serves as a CEO Coach at the Alchemist Accelerator and co-hosts "The Startup Help Desk" podcast.

Described by colleagues as driven, smart, and creative, Nic is passionate about mentoring fellow entrepreneurs. He dedicates his time to helping founders navigate the startup journey, from solving critical problems to developing effective growth strategies, sharing his expertise through coaching and his podcast.

He is featured in the book "The Angel Playbook" for his insights on business presentations and pitching.

Personality Overview

Values Relationships

Friendly But Fast

Persuasive

They like to keep things under control.  They respond better to a combination of speed and relationship. They are more likely to be open to unproven but exciting technologies.

Topics They Care About

Founder Mentorship
Coaches CEOs at the Alchemist Accelerator and co-hosts "The Startup Help Desk" podcast, where he provides actionable advice to help founders avoid common pitfalls.
Startup Growth
Advises ventures on scaling customer acquisition and discusses building resilient growth systems and finding winning distribution channels on his podcast.
Innovation Skills
Co-founded Navi to help organizations learn innovation skills. Believes the skills that make the best founders are essential for everyone in tomorrow's economy.

Media Appearances

Nic has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2021
Co-Founder | CEO at Navi
8-2018
Chief Executive Officer at High Growth Ventures
8-2018
CEO Coach at Alchemist Accelerator
5-2022 - 12-2022
Advisor at Lil Heroes' NFT by Edgar Plans
3-2018 - 3-2019
Advisor, Product Strategy at Watch Out!

Education

2014 - 2014
Founder Alumni of AngelPad from AngelPad
2007 - 2011
Bachelor of Science from Duke University

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Exp : 4 Location : San Francisco, California, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Co-Founder | CEO at Navi
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Insights For Selling To Nic

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘your decision will’, ‘you will impact’ etc.
  • Display high self-confidence and expect them to have a strong personality.
  • Give them control of the sales process

DONT's

  • Do not look like someone who doesn’t know what they are talking about
  • Don't make any commitments that you might not be able to fulfill
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a friendly approach

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Nic is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Nic

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no albeit in a friendly manner.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Nic move?

  • They can make decisions quickly if they develop trust in you and conviction in the product.
  • Can Nic take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if necessary.

You And Nic

Personality Compatibility


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