Dan Dumont

Trailblazer
DISC Type : ID

Director of Engineering at LinkSquares

Greater Boston, United States

Overview

Dan is a Director of Engineering at LinkSquares with over 15 years of experience and a background in front-end engineering and design. He focuses on building scalable teams, shaping engineering culture, and integrating AI to solve business problems. He previously worked at Constant Contact and Harvard Business School Publishing.

Outside of work, Dan is a father of three young children living in the Greater Boston area. He spends time thinking about the impact of AI on future career paths and has even queried AI assistants for advice on whether his children should follow him into technology.

Unique fact: He was featured in The Wall Street Journal discussing how parents in tech are thinking about non-tech careers, like skilled trades, for their children.

Personality Overview

Charismatic

Persuasive

Friendly But Fast

They are charming and can persuade others to support their decisions.  They prefer to ensure that they are in control of the situation. A combination of speed and relationship gets the best response from them.

Topics They Care About

AI Integration
As an "AI Platform Strategist, " he focuses on turning complex AI systems into simple user experiences and tinkers with AI coding tools in his personal time.
Developer Productivity
He is passionate about team enablement and scaling systems and processes to remove friction, believing the best engineering teams remove process, not add it.
Future of Work
He actively considers how AI will reshape careers for the next generation, even questioning if a tech career will be the right path for his own children.

Media Appearances

Dan has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2023
Director of Engineering at LinkSquares
11-2021 - 7-2023
Senior Software Engineering Manager at LinkSquares
6-2021 - 11-2021
Senior Software Engineering Manager at Constant Contact
10-2018 - 6-2021
Software Engineering Manager at Constant Contact
4-2017 - 10-2018
UX Development Manager at Constant Contact

Education

Dan has no verified education history

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Exp : 9 Location : Greater Boston, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director of Engineering at LinkSquares
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Insights For Selling To Dan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Display high self-confidence and expect them to have a strong personality.
  • Talk about yourself and some of your achievements at the start of the conversation
  • Help them visualize the impact of their decision

DONT's

  • Avoid unnecessary negativity or slowness
  • Do not look like someone who doesn’t know what they are talking about
  • Don't make any commitments that you might not be able to fulfill

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Dan is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Dan

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no though in a friendly way.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Dan move?

  • If you earn their trust and they develop faith in the product, they can make decisions quickly.
  • Can Dan take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they will be ready to take risks.

You And Dan

Personality Compatibility


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