Nitish Gupta

Critic
DISC Type : C

Founder & CEO at Owlster

India

Overview

Nitish Gupta is the Founder and CEO of Robolabs AI, leveraging over 12 years of industry and academic research experience in autonomous systems and AI. He holds a PhD from North Carolina State University and is described by peers as professional and intelligent. His ventures have gained support from Microsoft for Startups and the NVIDIA Inception Program.

Beyond his professional focus, Nitish is passionate about personal projects, gardening, and playing chess. He also enjoys learning by reading books and blogs, and has a keen interest in exploring the world.

Unique fact: Nitish has led and mentored multiple award-winning autonomous racing teams at the international F1tenth competition.

Personality Overview

ROI Driven

Objective Thinker

Negotiator

They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions.  They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms. They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others.

Topics They Care About

AI & Autonomous Systems
His entire career, from his PhD research in reinforcement learning to his role as CEO of Robolabs AI, is dedicated to building and optimizing intelligent autonomous systems.
AI Startup Ecosystem
As a founder, he actively engages with the startup world, securing backing for his company from both the Microsoft for Startups and NVIDIA Inception programs.
Accessible Tech Education
He founded Owlster with the mission to make complex technical knowledge accessible to everyone and has extensive experience mentoring and teaching university students.

Media Appearances

Nitish has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2025
Founder & CEO at Owlster
10-2024
Chief Executive Officer at Robolabs AI
2-2024 - 7-2024
Senior Research Engineer - Path Planning & SLAM at Novus Hi-Tech
8-2023 - 5-2024
Teaching Assistant at North Carolina State University
1-2023 - 8-2023
Research Assistant at North Carolina State University

Education

8-2022 - 8-2024
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD from North Carolina State University
8-2023 - 5-2024
TEC Certification from NC State Poole College of Management

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Insights For Selling To Nitish

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Tell them what ROI they can expect
  • Be ready to answer many clarity-seeking questions and requests for information
  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories

DONT's

  • Don't give superficial answers, they are easily rattled by them
  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions
  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Nitish is

  • Proven ROI, pricing and objective proof points are the factors that sway their decision.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Nitish

  • They are comfortable saying no if they are convinced that it is the correct decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Nitish move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Nitish take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Nitish

Personality Compatibility


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