Evan Borden

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Senior Director of Software Engineering at Nearpod

Austin, Texas, United States

Overview

Evan Borden is the Senior Director of Software Engineering at Nearpod, where he focuses on scaling the platform and enhancing engineering culture. He studied Web Site Development at Champlain College. Colleagues consistently describe him as empathetic, innovative, and user-centric, highlighting his emotionally intelligent leadership style.

Driven by an insatiable desire for knowledge, Evan is passionate about leveraging technology to create a meaningful impact in education. He advocates for developing tools that genuinely assist teachers and students, emphasizing iterative development with experts to ensure quality and effectiveness.

Unique fact: Evan served as a technical reviewer for the popular and influential JavaScript book, "You Dont Know JS: Scope & Closures. "

Personality Overview

Imaginative

Big Picture Person

Relationship Oriented

They are always positive and upbeat, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.  They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships. They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be.

Topics They Care About

AI in Education
Passionate about building AI tools that provide meaningful impact and help for teachers, not just more noise. Emphasizes working with experts to get it right.
Engineering Process
Authored a blog post on the "cost of process" for software engineers, exploring the importance of understanding the 'why' behind any established process.
Empathetic Leadership
Praised by multiple colleagues for leading with empathy and being one of the most emotionally intelligent managers they have worked with.

Media Appearances

Evan has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2025
Senior Director of Software Engineering at Nearpod
2-2023
Director of Software Engineering at Nearpod
1-2020 - 2-2023
Software Engineering Manager at Freckle by Renaissance
1-2017 - 1-2020
Senior Software Engineer at Freckle by Renaissance
8-2014 - 11-2016
Senior Software Engineer at skedge.me

Education

2005 - 2009
Web Site Development and Management from Champlain College

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Exp : 19 Location : Austin, Texas, United States Job Level : Senior Designation : Senior Director of Software Engineering at Nearpod
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Insights For Selling To Evan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee
  • Speak enthusiastically with energy, maintain a clear and confident tone
  • Talk about their team and how your product will help them do things better and easier

DONT's

  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first
  • Avoid overloading them with too much detail
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Evan is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Evan

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Evan move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Evan take some risk or not?

  • They can accept limited risks, ones that they think will not impact them personally.

You And Evan

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