David Williams

Enthusiast
DISC Type : i

Chief Technology Officer at Massdriver (YC W22)

Los Angeles, California, United States

Overview

David Williams is the Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Massdriver (YC W22), where he focuses on improving cloud infrastructure management. He has a strong background in Site Reliability Engineering from roles at LaunchDarkly and Lattice. He uniquely holds a Master of Fine Arts from the California Institute of the Arts.

David began his career in a highly creative and technical role as a consultant for visual artists. He was responsible for software engineering and embedded systems programming to build interactive sculptures, blending his passion for art and technology. This background informs his socio-technical approach to DevOps.

Unique fact: He started his software engineering career by building interactive art installations for visual artists.

Personality Overview

Amiable & Agreeable

Optimistic

Story Driven

They are generally friendly, so be careful when relying on their word.  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

Human-centric DevOps
Believes DevOps is a socio-technical discipline and that focusing on human relationships is the key to successful adoption.
Platform Engineering
Actively discusses moving beyond traditional GitOps to create automated, self-service platforms that increase developer productivity and engineering velocity.
Art and Technology
Started his career as a consultant for visual artists, building interactive sculptures, and holds a Master of Fine Arts.

Media Appearances

David has no verified media appearances

Work History

Chief Technology Officer at Massdriver (YC W22)
4-2025
Staff Site Reliability Engineer at LaunchDarkly
1-2021 - 2-2022
Site Reliability Engineer at Lattice
5-2020 - 1-2021
Staff Software Engineer at The RealReal
8-2018 - 3-2020
Engineering Manager at The Bouqs Company

Education

9-2009 - 5-2011
Master of Fine Arts - MFA from California Institute of the Arts
9-2004 - 5-2008
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA from University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

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Insights For Selling To David

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Refer to interesting customer testimonials and stress on great customer experience
  • Speak from experience about success that the product has seen with other customers
  • Maintain high, positive energy and convey confidence

DONT's

  • Don’t ask too many questions in one go, weave them into the flow
  • Don’t be too formal with them, they trust informality more
  • 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 David is

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

  • They will hardly ever say a direct no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will David move?

  • Even when they are constantly engaged, they do not reach decisions quickly.
  • Can David take some risk or not?

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

You And David

Personality Compatibility


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