Prabhu Balakrishnan

Critic
DISC Type : C

Senior Director, Safety and Content Moderation at Reddit, Inc.

Redmond, Washington, United States

Overview

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Personality Overview

Negotiator

Critic

Objective Thinker

They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.  They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data. They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms.

Topics They Care About

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Work History

7-2025
Senior Director, Safety and Content Moderation at Reddit, Inc.
12-2013 - 7-2025
Head of Account Integrity at Amazon
10-2008 - 11-2013
Software Development Engineer at Microsoft Corporation
8-2007 - 10-2008
Software Development Engineer at Microsoft Corporation
8-2005 - 8-2007
Software Development Engineer at Amazon India Development Centre

Education

2000 - 2003
MS from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
1996 - 2000
BE from Vellore Institute of Technology

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Insights For Selling To Prabhu

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.
  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing
  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions
  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information
  • 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 Prabhu is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Prabhu

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Prabhu move?

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

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

You And Prabhu

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