Sasan Amini

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Co Founder & CEO at Clear Labs

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Sasan Amini is the Co-Founder and CEO of Clear Labs, a company focused on making advanced genomics accessible for applications like diagnostics and food safety. A former research scientist at Illumina, he holds a Ph. D. in Genomics from Princeton University and applies his expertise in next-generation sequencing to solve real-world problems.

Originally from Iran, Sasan immigrated to the U. S. to pursue scientific breakthroughs. He is passionate about translating complex science into solutions that can improve peoples lives and has an entrepreneurial spirit that dates back to his childhood in Tehran. He believes in empowering his team and being open to feedback.

Unique fact: Sasan is a Gold Medalist in the International Biology Olympiad and co-authored a genetics textbook in Persian.

Personality Overview

Value Driven

Example Seeker

Curious

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.  They ask a lot of questions and rely heavily on information and collaterals. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Topics They Care About

Democratizing Genomics
His stated mission for Clear Labs is to liberate advanced genomics, making next-generation sequencing (NGS) accessible and easy to use for all labs, especially in diagnostics and safety.
Automated NGS Platforms
He is leading Clear Labs in creating fully automated, turnkey NGS platforms that combine sequencing, robotics, and cloud analytics to accelerate outcomes in oncology and infectious disease.
Oncology Diagnostics
He recently spearheaded Clear Labs' expansion into precision oncology, launching a new automated platform to enable streamlined, end-to-end genomic testing for cancer.

Media Appearances

From Immigrant to Entrepreneur: Lessons Learned about Building a Business on My Journey from Iran to America. Featured in Clear Labs Blog

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Sasan Amini of Clear Labs. Featured in The Tech Tribune

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Clear Labs Launches New Fully Automated NGS Platform for Rapid Bacterial and Fungal Detection from Sterile Site Specimens. Featured in PRWeb

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Work History

Co Founder & CEO at Clear Labs
Advisor at Mindfull Investors
Research Scientist at Illumina
Postdoctoral Research Associate at Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics

Education

2021 - 2022
Management Development Program from Wharton Executive Education
2005 - 2010
Ph.D from Princeton University

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Exp : N/A Location : San Francisco Bay Area, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Co Founder & CEO at Clear Labs
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Insights For Selling To Sasan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Persuade objectively how your product will help them achieve their goals
  • Focus on immediate action-items rather than the larger goals
  • Be prepared for a lot of questions, answer them objectively

DONT's

  • Avoid making offhand commitments
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal
  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sasan is

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

  • They are practical yet friendly, don’t expect a clear no very often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sasan move?

  • They like to analyze well and then make their decisions.
  • Can Sasan take some risk or not?

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

You And Sasan

Personality Compatibility


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