Sal Khan

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DISC Type : idc

Vision Steward, Board Member at TED Conferences

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

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Personality Overview

Hard To Convince

Fast Follower

Persuasive & Assertive

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing  They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.

Topics They Care About

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Work History

10-2025
Vision Steward, Board Member at TED Conferences
9-2009
Founder, CEO at Khan Academy
2009 - 12-2009
Senior Analyst at Connective Capital Management, LLC
5-2003 - 4-2008
Senior Analyst at Wohl Capital Management
6-2002 - 8-2002
Summer Business Analyst at Xerox PARC

Education

2001 - 2003
MBA from Harvard Business School
6-1997 - 6-1998
Master of Engineering - MEng from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Exp : 22 Location : San Francisco Bay Area, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Vision Steward, Board Member at TED Conferences
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Insights For Selling To Sal

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Build rapport slwly without rushing, it will come handy to handle hard questions later
  • Use a combination of data as well as stories for your pitch, a ppt might not be necessary
  • Let them lead the discussion, create opportunities for them to speak if they are not very forthcoming

DONT's

  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously. They are easily deterred
  • Avoid making offhand commitments, understand the root of their concerns first
  • Avoid long presentations and just 'high-level' value proposition, dive into the details

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sal is

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

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sal move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Sal take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Sal

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