Pooya Karimian

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Director of Engineering, Growth at Linktree

San Francisco, California, United States

Overview

Pooya Karimian is the Director of Engineering, Growth at Linktree, specializing in leading teams to build high-quality products. His experience spans large companies like Meta and startups such as Zite, which was acquired by CNN. He holds a BSc from Sharif University and an MSc from Simon Fraser University.

Outside of work, Pooya has an interest in photography, maintaining a collection of his work on Flickr. His past academic work involved robotics, including contributing to a team for the RoboCup competitions in 2001 and 2002.

He co-founded Netbill, an ISP accounting software, which was acquired in 2004.

Personality Overview

Example Seeker

Assertive

Curious

They ask a lot of questions and rely heavily on information and collaterals.  They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Topics They Care About

Generative AI
Serves as an advisor for Attesto, a startup utilizing LLM and Generative AI in recruiting, and actively promotes their work, showing a keen interest in its application.
Product-Led Growth
As Director of Engineering for Growth at Linktree, his focus is on scaling platforms through rapid experimentation and product-led strategies to create revenue.
Startup Advising
Actively advises startups like Attesto, demonstrating a passion for helping emerging tech companies navigate from stealth mode through to launch.

Media Appearances

Pooya has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2023
Director of Engineering, Growth at Linktree
1-2023
Advisor at Attesto
12-2013 - 10-2022
Software Engineer at Meta
4-2012 - 12-2013
Senior Software Developer at Sencha, Inc
7-2008 - 4-2012
Lead Frontend Developer at Zite, Inc.

Education

BSc. from Sharif University of Technology
MSc. from Simon Fraser University

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Exp : 17 Location : San Francisco, California, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director of Engineering, Growth at Linktree
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Insights For Selling To Pooya

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Build rapport, it will come handy to handle hard questions later
  • Share testimonials from known people and give multiple examples of product value
  • Help them realize that there is no personal risk in making this decision

DONT's

  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Pooya is

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

  • They are practical and friendly, don't expect a clear-cut response often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Pooya move?

  • They like to be detailed and take their time to arrive at decisions.
  • Can Pooya take some risk or not?

  • They weigh all decisions systematically and are unlikely to take many risks.

You And Pooya

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