Dan Patterson

Enthusiast
DISC Type : i

Director of Engineering at Vitable Health

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Overview

Dan is the Director of Engineering at Vitable Health, a YC-backed startup he joined as a Founding Engineer. He leads the engineering, product, and data teams. A Penn State graduate, he previously developed cloud-based microservices at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Passionate about problem-solving, his ambition after college was to work for a tech giant like Google. However, he found a new sense of purpose in building technology to make quality healthcare accessible for millions of underinsured Americans.

Unique fact: Dan participated in the prestigious Y Combinator (S20) accelerator program with Vitable Health.

Personality Overview

Amiable & Agreeable

Non-Confrontational

Consensus Focused

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

Topics They Care About

AI in Healthcare
He is focused on building an "AI powered health plan and care navigation platform" to provide world-class service.
Accessible Healthcare
Expresses a clear mission to help the millions of underinsured Americans get access to better healthcare through technology.
HealthTech Innovation
Proudly launched the "most advanced ICHRA quoting tool on the market" to solve a major pain point for insurance brokers.

Media Appearances

Dan has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2025
Director of Engineering at Vitable Health
10-2020 - 3-2025
Founding Engineer at Vitable Health
6-2019 - 10-2020
Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
6-2018 - 8-2018
Software Engineer Intern at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
6-2017 - 8-2017
Software Engineer Internship (Technology Analyst Program) at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Education

2015 - 2019
Bachelor's degree from Penn State University
2020 - 2020
Summer 20 from Y Combinator

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Insights For Selling To Dan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee
  • Ask them how their day is going or exchange some other pleasantries
  • Give them the opportunity to lead the conversation where possible

DONT's

  • Avoid overloading them with too much information
  • Don’t push them for a direct ‘no’, take lack of ‘yes’ as ‘no’ after some time
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be like a storyteller with them

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.

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