Shawn Douglass

Commander
DISC Type : D

CEO at Amberdata

Miami, Florida, United States

Overview

Shawn Douglass is the CEO and Co-Founder of Amberdata, bringing over 20 years of executive experience in building, buying, and selling technology companies. A Harvard Business School graduate, he has deep expertise in M&A, venture capital, and cloud infrastructure. Colleagues often describe him as creative, insightful, and a "real tech guru. "

Shawn has participated in the due diligence of hundreds of companies, leading to approximately 40 acquisitions and over 20 venture investments throughout his career.

Personality Overview

Very Quick

Risk-Taker

Impact-Driven

They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships.  They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success. They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact.

Topics They Care About

Digital Asset Data
As CEO of Amberdata, his entire focus is on providing comprehensive, granular data for digital assets to institutional clients for analytics, risk, compliance, and trading.
Institutional Crypto
He frequently speaks about building the ultra-reliable data infrastructure necessary to enable the widespread institutional adoption of digital assets.
AI in Finance
He has authored articles on the convergence of AI and digital assets, believing AI will unlock immense value from on-chain data.

Media Appearances

Shawn Douglass, Amberdata | theCUBE + NYSE Wired. Featured in YouTube

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The Data Powering Digital Asset Markets with Shawn Douglass, CEO – Amberdata. Featured in Greenwich.com

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Shawn Douglass, Amberdata - Exclusive Executive Interview. Featured in FT Partners

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Work History

8-2017
CEO at Amberdata
6-2015 - 9-2018
Board Member: Outside Director (Acquired by MariaDB) at Clustrix, Inc.
10-2014 - 7-2017
President Software / CTO (Acquired by IHeart Media) at Unified
1-2013 - 1-2023
Technology Partner at Rally Ventures
1-2013 - 4-2014
Chief Technology Officer (CTO) - (Acquired by CSC) at ServiceMesh

Education

2009 - 2010
GMP from Harvard Business School
Venture Capital Program from University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business

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Exp : 32 Location : Miami, Florida, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : CEO at Amberdata
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Insights For Selling To Shawn

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust

DONT's

  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Shawn is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Shawn

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Shawn move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Shawn take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Shawn

Personality Compatibility


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