Tim Karaca

Commander
DISC Type : D

Chief Financial Officer at SolarWinds

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

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Personality Overview

Decisive

Impact-Driven

Very Quick

They like to move fast and expect the same from others.  More than the product, they care about the impact of the product. They are not always relationship oriented.

Topics They Care About

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Work History

5-2025
Chief Financial Officer at SolarWinds
2022 - 5-2025
Group Vice President - Strategic Finance & Investor Relations at SolarWinds
2021 - 2022
Vice President, Head of Strategic Finance at Mynd
2018 - 2021
Head of FP&A | Controller - Technology & Infrastructure Finance at Bridgewater Associates
2016 - 2018
CFO - Account Management & Trading at Bridgewater Associates

Education

2002 - 2003
Finance from University of California, Berkeley
2003 - 2005
MBA from Rochester Institute of Technology

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Exp : 24 Location : San Francisco Bay Area, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Chief Financial Officer at SolarWinds
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Insights For Selling To Tim

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates
  • Be respectful but crisp
  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots

DONT's

  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Avoid being too verbose
  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Tim is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Tim

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Tim move?

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

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

You And Tim

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