Jason Hudak

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Vice President of Engineering at Aerospike

Colleyville, Texas, United States

Overview

Jason is the Vice President of Engineering at Aerospike, specializing in cloud infrastructure and hyper-scale products. A business graduate from Texas Tech University, he previously built infrastructure at Yahoo and led Twilios platform team, where he solved major systemic challenges. Colleagues describe him as a natural servant leader with a can-do attitude.

Outside of technology, Jason is a retired US Marine who is passionate about providing career transition support for military veterans. He is a partner in a thoroughbred racing venture and his interests include snorkeling, cycling, and hunting wild boars in his native Texas.

Unique fact: While at Twilio, he was brought in to lead the platform team and successfully rebuilt their failing systems, saving the company from what its CEO called an "absolute disaster. "

Personality Overview

Pragmatic

People-Oriented

Self-Assured

They respond better to a combination of speed and relationship.  If they come to believe in your value proposition, they will be your champion. They like to keep things under control.

Topics They Care About

Scalable Infrastructure
He has extensive experience building and rebuilding infrastructure to support thousands of engineers and hyper-scale growth at companies like Yahoo, Twilio, and Aerospike.
Graph Databases
His recent social media activity proudly celebrates the accomplishments of his graph database team at Aerospike, indicating it's a key area of focus and pride.
Developer Productivity
He was hired at Twilio to fix failing build systems that frustrated engineers, successfully automating processes and dramatically slashing development time for new services.

Media Appearances

Jason has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2024
Vice President of Engineering at Aerospike
4-2024
Partner at CSLR Thoroughbred Racing LLC
10-2017
CTO and Chief Investment Officer, co-founder at Montreux Castle Investments, LLC
10-2016
Technical Advisory Board at PagerDuty
7-2017 - 7-2024
Technical Advisory Board at rewardStyle

Education

2011 - 2014
Information Technology from Tarleton State University
Business from Texas Tech University

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Insights For Selling To Jason

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee
  • Find ways to push them a little if they don’t start giving a clear yes or no in due course
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing how others made similar decisions

DONT's

  • Don’t make promises that are hard to keep
  • Do not look like someone who doesn’t know what they are talking about
  • Don’t rely too much on what they promise, make your own deductions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Jason is

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

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no albeit in a friendly manner.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Jason move?

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

  • They can take risks if necessary.

You And Jason

Personality Compatibility


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