Vishnu Vinjam

Critic
DISC Type : C

Co-Founder, CEO at ShortLoop (YC 23)

San Francisco, California, United States

Overview

Vishnu is the Co-Founder and CEO of ShortLoop, a YC-backed startup. His career began in software engineering at Samsung HQ in South Korea, where he filed six patents, before he transitioned into product leadership roles at Samsung Pay and Cure. fit (cult. fit), specializing in Health-tech and FinTech.

During his time at IIT-Bombay, Vishnu founded Abhyuday, a student-led organization focused on social impact and youth leadership. His academic pursuits included a minor in Humanities and Social Sciences, with a focus on Psychology and Literature, and he was also recognized for his contributions to hostel sports.

Unique fact: While at Samsung, one of Vishnus prototypes for a "Smart Tag" won the companys Demo Day and was later presented at CES.

Personality Overview

Information Seeker

ROI Driven

Critic

Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features.  They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions. It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms.

Topics They Care About

Developer Tools
As the Co-Founder of ShortLoop (YC W23), he is focused on building tools that help developers understand API changes and prevent production issues.
Health Tech
As a Product Lead at Cure. fit, he managed products for primary care, tele-consultation, diagnostics, and diabetes reversal programs.
FinTech & Payments
Led product for Samsung Pay across multiple markets, overseeing integrations for mobile wallets, UPI, and in-store credit/debit payments.

Media Appearances

Vishnu has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2022
Co-Founder, CEO at ShortLoop (YC 23)
6-2018 - 10-2021
Product Lead at cure.fit (cult.fit)
5-2016 - 5-2018
Product Manager, Samsung Pay at Samsung Electronics
9-2014 - 4-2016
Software Engineer, Samsung Smart Building at Samsung Electronics
1-2014 - 6-2014
Founder, 1st Overall Coordinator at Abhyuday IIT Bombay

Education

2010 - 2014
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

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Exp : 10 Location : San Francisco, California, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Co-Founder, CEO at ShortLoop (YC 23)

Interested in

Sports

Fitness

Health & Outdoor

Fitness

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Insights For Selling To Vishnu

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be formal and objective, they will appreciate it more
  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later
  • Tell them what ROI they can expect

DONT's

  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language
  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them
  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Vishnu is

  • Proof of ROI, low pricing and objective proof points are the important factors for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Vishnu

  • They do not mind saying no if they believe that it is the right decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Vishnu move?

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

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

You And Vishnu

Personality Compatibility


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