Simon Stark

Questioner
DISC Type : c

Acting Head of Engineering at Mavenoid

Sweden

Overview

Simon S. is the Acting Head of Engineering at Mavenoid, having progressed from senior and full-stack engineering roles. Colleagues describe him as curious and insightful, with deep knowledge in system design, backend development, databases, and DevOps, making him a go-to expert in these areas.

Outside of his formal role, Simon shows a strong interest in the broader technology landscape, particularly following the startup ecosystem through organizations like Y Combinator. His engagement with platforms such as GitHub suggests a passion for open-source development and modern software engineering practices.

He has an interest in applying concepts from seemingly unrelated fields, such as how ant colony behavior can be applied to network routing.

Personality Overview

Not Easily Convinced

Cautious & Analytical

Price-Sensitive

While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.  They prefer to analyze every situation thoroughly.
 They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.

Topics They Care About

Technical Leadership
As Acting Head of Engineering, he is focused on technical leadership, highlighting his admiration for sharp, grounded leaders and experience with fully remote teams.
System Design
Praised by colleagues as the go-to person for system design, it is a core area of his expertise and passion throughout his career in fast-paced startups.
Startup Ecosystem
[Predicted] His interest in Y Combinator and career trajectory within tech startups like Mavenoid and Colivi indicate a keen focus on innovation and growth in this space.

Media Appearances

Simon has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2025
Acting Head of Engineering at Mavenoid
1-2025 - 11-2025
Senior Software Engineer at Mavenoid
9-2021 - 1-2025
Full Stack Engineer at Colivia
12-2019 - 9-2021
Product Engineer at Xeronic

Education

Simon has no verified education history

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Exp : 6 Location : Sweden Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Acting Head of Engineering at Mavenoid
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Insights For Selling To Simon

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product
  • Keep some extra margin in hand as they will likely negotiate the pricing
  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.
  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Simon is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Simon

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Simon move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Simon take some risk or not?

  • They can take risk if they are convinced that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


You And Simon

Personality Compatibility


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