Rohan Phadte

Examiner
DISC Type : cs

Engineering at Google DeepMind

San Jose, California, United States

Overview

Rohan is an engineer and full-stack entrepreneur currently with Google DeepMind and Windsurf. A UC Berkeley graduate, he co-founded RoBhat Labs, a media company focused on improving online information quality which served over a million weekly users and was later acquired. His background includes developing perceptrons for autonomous vehicles at DeepScale.

Driven by a mission to combat misinformation, Rohan developed several tools while still a student, including a Chrome extension to identify Twitter bots and a Facebook Messenger app to detect political slant in news. This work led to features in Wired and the New York Times.

He was named to the AdAge "Creativity 50" list in 2017 for his influential work on fighting fake news.

Personality Overview

Unexpressive

Status Quo Seeker

Overcautious

They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time.  They are thorough and always follow a systematic approach. The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof.

Topics They Care About

AI Development Tools
His recent career includes roles at Codeium and Windsurf, focusing on building generative AI tools and an "agentic IDE" to accelerate the coding process for developers.
Combating Misinformation
Co-founded RoBhat Labs to battle fake news, creating tools to track the spread of false information and vet sources, work for which he has been widely recognized.
Tech Entrepreneurship
Successfully co-founded and scaled RoBhat Labs, a media technology company that was ultimately acquired, demonstrating his experience in building and exiting a startup.

Media Appearances

Rohan has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2025
Engineering at Google DeepMind
11-2023 - 7-2025
Engineering at Windsurf
Co-Founder at RoBhat Labs (Acquired)
Engineering at DeepScale
Engineering at ItsOn, Inc.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree from University of California, Berkeley

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Insights For Selling To Rohan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them which other stakeholders would be important for this purchase decision
  • Expect them to be slow and cautious, encourage them to ask more questions
  • Expect them to be vague in response to your questions, ask firmly and pointedly

DONT's

  • Don't rely on relationship building even if they act pleasantly
  • Don't push them too hard to make fast decisions, give them time
  • Don't use phrases like 'do not worry', 'i promise' etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Rohan is

  • Low-risk, adoption by others are very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Rohan

  • They don’t say no often, they push out the decisions or keep going around in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Rohan move?

  • They do not like to rush and therefore can be quite slow in their decision-making.
  • Can Rohan take some risk or not?

  • They have little risk-appetite and prefer to take measured decisions.

You And Rohan

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