Jason Laska

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DISC Type : dc

Director of Engineering at Instacart

New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

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Personality Overview

Judgemental

Demanding

Hard To Convince

They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.  They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

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Work History

6-2025
Director of Engineering at Instacart
4-2025 - 5-2025
Mapping Emeritus at Lyft
10-2024 - 4-2025
General Manager, Head of Lyft Mapping (interim) at Lyft
7-2022 - 10-2024
Principal Software Engineer at Lyft
1-2020 - 7-2022
Senior Staff Software Engineer at Lyft

Education

2005 - 2011
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from Rice University
2001 - 2005
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Insights For Selling To Jason

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending too much time on pleasantries
  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly
  • Highlight the competitive differentiation of your product

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time
  • Refrain from asking too many questions
  • Don’t expect them to change their mind quickly if they say no once

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Jason is

  • Confidence in the product plays an important role, followed by powerful testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Jason

  • They might hesitate a little, but they will say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Jason move?

  • They are neither the fastest decision makers nor the slowest.
  • Can Jason take some risk or not?

  • Once they have analyzed the pros and cons, they can take some risks.

You And Jason

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