About Me
Iโm Peter Ou, a sales professional with a background in software development, business and marketing. I enjoy the part of sales that happens before the opportunity exists: researching the customer, earning their attention, understanding what matters and creating enough relevance for a genuine conversation. My software background helps me learn technical products quickly. My sales experience taught me how to explain their value without making the conversation unnecessarily technical.
Why sales?
I began on the product side, learning how software is designed, built and improved. But I discovered that the part I enjoyed most was understanding people: why they hesitate, what they actually need and what gives them enough confidence to make a decision.
A lesson from the phones
Most days began with a long call list and no guarantee that anyone would answer. High activity mattered, but repeating the same script was not enough. I learned to notice where conversations stalled, change how I opened calls, ask clearer questions and record enough context to make the next follow-up relevant. That experience taught me that resilience is not simply tolerating rejection. It is using rejection as information and returning with a better approach.
My technical advantage
I donโt use technical knowledge to make sales conversations more complicated. I use it to make them clearer.
My experience with C#/.NET, React, SQL, APIs and SaaS architecture helps me:
- Understand technical products and integrations quickly
- Communicate credibly with technical stakeholders
- Translate product functionality into practical business outcomes
- Ask better questions during discovery
- Work effectively with product, engineering and customer-success teams
Tech Stack
C#
PostgreSQL
Java
Node.js
NextJS
React
JavaScript
Typecript
TailwindCSS
HTML5
CSS3
shadcn/ui
Git
Jira
Beyond the code
Cooking๐ณ
Gaming๐ฎ
Basketball๐
Fitness๐๏ธโโ๏ธ
Board game๐ก
Music๐ง
Guitar๐ธ
Reading๐