Sumit Mahawar

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Founder at Overture Technologies

Fremont, California, United States

Overview

Sumit Mahawar is a quantitative hedge fund founder with over a decade of experience in business development, sales, and strategic partnerships in the mobile ecosystem for companies like Nokia and Mintegral. An alumnus of USCs Marshall School of Business and School of Cinematic Arts, colleagues describe him as an "outstanding team player" and "remarkably intelligent".

Outside of his finance and tech career, Sumit is a creative professional and an award-winning filmmaker with 15 film credits. He is passionate about networking and has shown support for social causes, including global mental health and humanitarian aid for Ukraine. He also has an interest in new technologies like geospatial mapping tools.

Unique fact: Sumit co-founded 1806, one of the first on-demand delivery apps for craft cocktails, beer, and wine.

Personality Overview

Believer

Informal

Relationship Oriented

Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.  They are people oriented, friendly and like creating new connections. They excel at seeing the bigger picture, and the long-term impact of their decisions.

Topics They Care About

Quantitative Finance
As the founder of Overture Technologies, a quantitative hedge fund, this is his primary professional focus.
Mobile Ad Monetization
He has extensive experience in the mobile ad ecosystem and gave a talk in 2021 on hyper-casual games, user acquisition, and monetization.
Entrepreneurship
He helped launch a tech accelerator, co-founded a cocktail delivery app, and has now started his own hedge fund.

Media Appearances

Sumit has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2023
Founder at Overture Technologies
10-2021 - 2-2023
Founder at Stealth at Stealth Startup
2-2021 - 10-2021
Director, Business Development at Mintegral
9-2019 - 1-2021
Lead Account Manager at Jetfuel
6-2018 - 9-2019
VP Partnerships at Akia

Education

7-2021 - 7-2023
Master of Business Administration - MBA from USC Marshall School of Business
2020 - 2021
Graduate Certificate from USC School of Cinematic Arts

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Insights For Selling To Sumit

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use adjectives like ‘amazing’, ‘coolest’, ‘unbelievable’ etc.
  • Share some stories about how you you have helped people in similar positions succeed
  • Use phrases like ‘people will love’, ‘massive impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t assume a yes just because they have not said no
  • Avoid ifs and buts, don’t talk too much about the risks etc.
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sumit is

  • Relationship and trust can be vital with them, sometimes more than anything else.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sumit

  • They are unlikely to say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sumit move?

  • They are not the fastest decision makers, their friendly approach can give false positive signals.
  • Can Sumit take some risk or not?

  • They can accept limited risks, ones that they think will not impact them personally.

You And Sumit

Personality Compatibility


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