Shyam Sundar Nagarajan

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DISC Type : Dc

Founder and CEO at GoFloaters

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Overview

Shyam is the Founder and CEO of GoFloaters, a company reshaping how teams access workspaces across India. With a deep background as a Chief Architect at Cognizant and education from Carnegie Mellon, he is a recognized expert in technology and innovation. Colleagues describe him as an energetic, enthusiastic "Idea man" passionate about solving complex business problems.

Shyam is a vocal advocate for employee well-being and community, encouraging conversations around shared interests and hobbies beyond the workplace to foster stronger team bonds. He actively contributes his insights on startups and the future of work by mentoring at organizations like the Founder Institute.

Unique fact: Shyam is a recipient of the prestigious Fulbright-Nehru Scholarship.

Personality Overview

Objective Thinker

Generally Skeptic

Fast But Wary

They take a lot of pride in personal achievements.  They like to move fast and expect the same from others. They are not always relationship oriented.

Topics They Care About

Future of Work
His company GoFloaters is built on the premise of hybrid and remote-first work models. He frequently speaks and writes about making this new paradigm successful for companies.
Workspace Solutions
As the founder of GoFloaters, he is dedicated to providing on-demand, flexible workspaces for startups and distributed teams, seeing it as a strategic business advantage.
Corporate Innovation
He won the M-Prize for his work on "incubating intrapreneurs" and is described by peers as an "Idea man" who is passionate about creating novel solutions.

Media Appearances

On-demand Office Space for Distributed and Remote Teams with Shyam Sundar Nagarajan, Founder & CEO of GoFloaters. Featured in YouTube

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Shyam Sundar Nagarajan, Founder and CEO of GoFloaters says ... (YourStory via Facebook). Featured in YourStory

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Revolutionizing Remote Work: The GoFloaters Journey and Future of Flexible Workspaces. Featured in CXOToday

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Work History

12-2017
Founder and CEO at GoFloaters
6-2017 - 12-2017
Founder & CEO at SMBSure
7-2014 - 6-2017
Chief Architect at Cognizant Technology Solutions
7-2012 - 6-2014
Principal Architect Technology at Cognizant Technology Solutions
10-2009 - 7-2012
Senior Architect at Cognizant Technology Solutions

Education

2014 - 2014
Leadership in Management from Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business
2004 - 2006
MS from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

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Insights For Selling To Shyam Sundar

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots
  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk

DONT's

  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Shyam Sundar is

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

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

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Shyam Sundar move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Shyam Sundar take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Shyam Sundar

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