Tom Biegeleisen

Critic
DISC Type : C

Director of Engineering at Yahoo Finance

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Overview

Tom is an Engineering Director with experience leading teams at Yahoo Finance, Updater, and HuffPost. He specializes in scalable systems for high-traffic web platforms, API design, and managing complex divestitures. He holds a Masters from NYU and a Bachelors in Music and Computer Science from Columbia University.

Outside of engineering, Tom has a background in Music from his undergraduate studies. A former resident of Berlin, he speaks German professionally and holds a diploma in French, highlighting a passion for both the arts and languages. People who have worked with him describe him as enthusiastic.

He holds a patent for a system designed to improve online interfaces for user-generated content.

Personality Overview

Objective Thinker

Negotiator

Critic

Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features.  It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms. They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others.

Topics They Care About

Engineering Divestitures
He has unique experience leading the engineering side of major media divestitures, including TechCrunch from Yahoo and HuffPost to BuzzFeed.
Identity Management
He has a stated fascination with OAuth 2. 0 and identity management, crucial elements for secure, scalable consumer applications.
Applied NLP
He has publicly discussed using traditional Natural Language Processing (NLP) to improve data quality as a foundation for scalable AI.

Media Appearances

Tom has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2023
Director of Engineering at Yahoo Finance
4-2021 - 8-2023
Director of Engineering at Updater
12-2020 - 4-2021
Director, Software Engineering at HuffPost
10-2019 - 12-2020
Senior Manager, Software Engineering at HuffPost
4-2019 - 10-2019
Director, International Product Engineering at HuffPost

Education

2019 - 2023
Master of Science - MS from New York University
2000 - 2004
Bachelor of Arts - BA from Columbia University

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Insights For Selling To Tom

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch
  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories
  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing

DONT's

  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them
  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational
  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Tom is

  • Proven ROI, pricing and objective proof points are the factors that sway their decision.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Tom

  • They are comfortable saying no if they are convinced that it is the correct decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Tom move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Tom take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Tom

Personality Compatibility


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