Dan Bachelder

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CTO at Zumper

San Francisco, California, United States

Overview

Dan Bachelder is the Chief Technology Officer at Zumper, where he leads the engineering team and technology strategy. His experience includes scaling teams, migrating to microservices, and hands-on development in Java, Scala, and Android. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maine.


Dan co-founded a company that created a cloud-based crawler for the iTunes App Store, managing a large-scale database and back-end processing system.

Personality Overview

Consensus Focused

Non-Confrontational

Story Driven

They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional.  They agree with others often, so exercise caution when relying on their word. Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.

Topics They Care About

Scaling Engineering Teams
He is focused on scaling Zumper's engineering and DevOps teams and is actively hiring senior talent to build a "killer" team.
Data-Driven Platforms
He has expressed excitement about leveraging data to innovate within the rental marketplace, a key focus in his role at Zumper.
Backend Architecture
He has led architectural transitions from monolithic systems to microservices and has deep, hands-on experience building backend services in Java and Scala.

Media Appearances

Dan has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2022
CTO at Zumper
4-2021 - 3-2022
Interim CTO at Zumper
3-2020 - 4-2021
Director Of Engineering at Zumper
4-2011 - 1-2014
Director of Engineering at Webtab, Inc.
6-2009 - 4-2011
Principal at Busted Loop LLC

Education

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from University of Maine

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Exp : 16 Location : San Francisco, California, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : CTO at Zumper
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Insights For Selling To Dan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Speak from experience about success that the product has seen with other customers
  • Give them the opportunity to lead the conversation where possible
  • Maintain high, positive energy and convey confidence

DONT's

  • Don’t be excessively objective, be like a storyteller with them
  • Avoid overloading them with too much information
  • Don’t be too formal with them, they trust informality more

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Dan is

  • Relationship and rapport are valuable for them, but so is proven product value.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Dan

  • They probably won't say no directly.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Dan move?

  • They are not the ones to make fast decisions, even while they stay committed.
  • Can Dan take some risk or not?

  • They can take some low-probability risks if needed.

You And Dan

Personality Compatibility


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