Sateesh Chilukuri

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DISC Type : DS

Chief Technology Officer at Storable

San Jose, California, United States

Overview

Sateesh is the Chief Technology Officer at Storable, leading technology transformation and global team expansion in the SaaS sector. With a background in FinTech, Payments, and CRM, he has a proven record of driving growth and innovation. Colleagues describe him as a driven, thoughtful, and creative leader with clear vision and strong execution.

Outside of his executive role, Sateesh is deeply involved in the startup ecosystem as a managing partner, angel investor, and advisor. He focuses on identifying and investing in early-stage companies and is passionate about mentoring young entrepreneurs, guiding them through their growth journey.

As an advisor to EQT Group, the 6th largest global private equity firm, he has provided technical due diligence for significant investments.

Personality Overview

Consummate Professional

Dynamic But Sincere

Decisive But Calm

They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.  They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.

Topics They Care About

Global Team Scaling
As CTO of Storable, he is actively involved in doubling the company's engineering team in India to support global expansion and innovation, as of early 2024.
SaaS Transformation
His career focus is on transforming businesses, including monolith platforms, into microservices-based, scalable cloud architectures for high-volume SaaS operations.
FinTech Innovation
He has hands-on experience developing solutions in Payments, Banking, Accounting, and Investment Management for both B2C and B2B2C models.

Media Appearances

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Work History

4-2022
Chief Technology Officer at Storable
2021
Managing Partner, Investor & Advisor to Tech Startups at SVC Family Trust & PSVInves Ventures
2021 - 2025
Advisor at EQT Group
2019 - 2020
Chief Technology Officer at Jemstep by Invesco (Acquired by Invesco NYSE:IVZ)
2015 - 2019
Vice President, Engineering at TriNet

Education

Stanford Executive Program from Stanford University Graduate School of Business
M.S. from The University of Alabama in Huntsville

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Insights For Selling To Sateesh

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point
  • Ask them at the end if they see a strong value prop in your product; expect an honest answer
  • Come across as a trustworthy professional and be respectful, they usually know their game

DONT's

  • Don't take their patience for granted, avoid long-winding sermons
  • Don't get into pricing discussions early on, steer conversation towards proven results
  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sateesh is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sateesh

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sateesh move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Sateesh take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Sateesh

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