Vlad Polikarpov

Enthusiast
DISC Type : i

Co-Founder at Lobby9

San Francisco, California, United States

Overview

Vlad is a Co-Founder of the gamer identity platform Lobby9 and a General Partner at SID Venture Partners. With a background as COO at Black Snow Games and a degree from Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics, he has deep expertise in GameTech, interactive entertainment, and blockchain.

Personality Overview

Amiable & Agreeable

Non-Confrontational

Optimistic

They tend to be agreeable by nature, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.
  Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials. They are more about building relationships than just cutting deals.

Topics They Care About

Gamer Identity
He co-founded Lobby9, a platform for gamers to unify their achievements and profiles from platforms like Steam and PlayStation, to better showcase who they are as players.
Game Marketing
Believes current PC and console game marketing is broken and is building Lobby9 to address the challenge of studios hoping their ad spend "just sticks. "
Venture Capital
As a General Partner at SID Venture Partners, he is actively involved in investing in and supporting early-stage technology startups.

Media Appearances

Vlad has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2025
Co-Founder at Lobby9
12-2023
Member at Mazepa League
4-2022
Chief Operating Officer at Black Snow Games
2-2022 - 5-2024
Consultant at BiomStudio
1-2022
General Partner at SID Venture Partners

Education

2013 - 2017
Бакалавр from Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics

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Exp : 12 Location : San Francisco, California, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Co-Founder at Lobby9
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Insights For Selling To Vlad

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Speak from experience about success that the product has seen with other customers
  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee
  • Refer to interesting customer testimonials and stress on great customer experience

DONT's

  • Don’t be too formal with them, they trust informality more
  • Avoid overloading them with too much information
  • Don't be critical or challenge them openly, they can react defensively

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Vlad is

  • Relationships and rapport matter to them, but so does the value of the product.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Vlad

  • They are unlikely to say no directly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Vlad move?

  • They are not very fast decision makers, even while they continue to stay engaged.
  • Can Vlad take some risk or not?

  • If it seems really necessary, they can take small risks.

You And Vlad

Personality Compatibility


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