Sin-Mei Tsai

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Interim CTO at Kiva

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Sin-Mei is a technology entrepreneur and startup advisor with extensive experience as a CTO and VP of Engineering. A Stanford University graduate, she excels at building scalable technology platforms and leading high-performing teams. Colleagues consistently describe her as an outstanding technical expert and a strategic leader.

She holds a patent for a system designed to manage product inventory counts.

Personality Overview

Imaginative

Believer

Big Picture Person

They are always positive and upbeat, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.  They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships. Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.

Topics They Care About

Engineering Leadership
Has a long track record of recruiting and managing exceptional engineering teams at companies like Shippo and Joyus, earning praise as a great mentor.
E-commerce Technology
Gained deep e-commerce experience leading engineering at Shippo, a shipping logistics platform, and Joyus, a video shopping company.
Scalable Platforms
Successfully built and scaled a cloud-hosted technology platform to handle millions of monthly video views with 99. 999% uptime.

Media Appearances

Sin-Mei has no verified media appearances

Work History

Interim CTO at Kiva
Interim VP Engineering, Marketplace at Kiva
Founder at Coterie
VP Engineering at Shippo
CTO and VP of Engineering at Joyus

Education

M.S. from Stanford University
B.S. from Stanford University

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Insights For Selling To Sin-Mei

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Share some stories about how you you have helped people in similar positions succeed
  • Speak enthusiastically with energy, maintain a clear and confident tone
  • Use phrases like ‘people will love’, ‘massive impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first
  • Don’t assume a yes just because they have not said no
  • Avoid overloading them with too much detail

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sin-Mei is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sin-Mei

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sin-Mei move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Sin-Mei take some risk or not?

  • They may take certain risks that they deem unlikely of personal repercussions.

You And Sin-Mei

Personality Compatibility


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