Taylan Pince

Enigma
DISC Type : cdi

Chief Technology Officer at Sequence

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Overview

Taylan is the CTO at Sequence, a product leader with over 20 years of experience in fintech and blockchain. He specializes in product strategy, go-to-market, and remote team management. Educated at York University and the University of Toronto, colleagues describe him as a calm, perfectionist leader with an "encyclopedic knowledge. "

Outside of work, he is a hands-on developer with an appreciation for great design, having contributed to an Apple Design Award-winning application. He is an active writer on his personal blog where he shares his insights on technology and his travels.

He co-founded a consultancy that developed the initial Robinhood iOS and Android apps, which gained 2 million users in the first year.

Personality Overview

Fast Follower

Hard To Convince

Friendly Yet Blunt

They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.  They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing  They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Topics They Care About

Web3 Infrastructure
As CTO of Sequence, now part of Polygon Labs, he is focused on building a unified platform for wallets, cross-chain payments, and real-time data layers.
Crypto User Experience
He is passionate about simplifying crypto for mainstream users, focusing on seamless UX for complex actions like cross-chain liquidity and removing gas fees.
Go-to-Market Strategy
His experience includes scaling a mobile wallet's user base from 200K to 650K in 16 months through community-focused marketing and product strategy.

Media Appearances

Taylan has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2023
Chief Technology Officer at Sequence
1-2022 - 8-2023
Chief Executive Officer at Pera Wallet
6-2017 - 6-2023
Advisor and Board Member at Hipo
4-2009 - 6-2017
Co-Founder, CEO at Hipo
10-2020 - 12-2021
Co-Founder, Chief Technology and Product Officer at Vesta Equity

Education

9-2002 - 4-2006
Bachelor of Science - BS from York University
9-2006 - 6-2008
Master of Business Administration - MBA from University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management

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Insights For Selling To Taylan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘clear evidence’, ‘data-based results’ etc.
  • Leverage 'negging', or the art of asking negative questions like "you must not be convinced yet..."
  • Build rapport slwly without rushing, it will come handy to handle hard questions later

DONT's

  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal even if you come to form one
  • Avoid long presentations and just 'high-level' value proposition, dive into the details
  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously. They are easily deterred

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Taylan is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Taylan

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Taylan move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Taylan take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Taylan

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