Jeremy McEntire

Commander
DISC Type : D

Head of Engineering at Wander

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Overview

Jeremy is an author and the Head of Engineering at Wander who specializes in building and scaling high-availability engineering organizations. People who have worked with him describe him as analytical, capable, and smart. He holds a Scrum Master certification and studied Mathematics at the University of Oklahoma.

His primary focus outside of his direct roles is writing about the underlying mechanics and structural physics of leadership and organizational failure. He has authored a book, "The Cage and the Mirror, " and several papers on why organizations, despite being full of intelligent people, often fail.

Unique fact: He developed a formal theory called "dysmemic pressure" to explain how organizations converge on collective delusion and fail to act on available information.

Personality Overview

Strong-Willed

Very Quick

Impact-Driven

They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.  They are not always relationship oriented. More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.

Topics They Care About

Organizational Physics
He writes extensively about the "structural physics" of why organizations break, focusing on information flow and selection dynamics rather than just leadership slogans.
Scaling Engineering Teams
His career has centered on growing and restructuring engineering divisions at companies like Wander and Twilio to support large-scale, high-availability infrastructure.
System Architecture
He holds a patent for API request throttling and is described by colleagues as an expert in designing well-written, scalable systems that account for future requirements.

Media Appearances

Jeremy has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2025
Head of Engineering at Wander
1-2024 - 11-2024
Head of Engineering at Attentional Inc.
4-2022 - 12-2023
CPTO at appreciate
10-2019 - 4-2022
Senior Engineering Manager at Twilio Inc.
4-2017 - 10-2019
Engineering Manager at Twilio Inc.

Education

Mathematics from University of Oklahoma

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Exp : 8 Location : Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Head of Engineering at Wander
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Insights For Selling To Jeremy

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders

DONT's

  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Jeremy is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Jeremy

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Jeremy move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Jeremy take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Jeremy

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