Josh Sherman

Go-getter
DISC Type : d

Founder at VPS Showdown

Austin, Texas, United States

Overview

Josh Sherman is a Head of Engineering and software veteran with over two decades of experience, currently based in Austin, TX. He specializes in full-stack web development with a passion for SaaS startups, taking ideas from concept to market. He attended Leto High School and the IB Program at Hillsborough High School.

Outside of his professional life, Josh is a musician who plays bass guitar. He also enjoys spending time with his family and watching professional wrestling. People who have worked with him describe him as a passionate and hard-working programmer with strong skills who consistently meets deadlines.

He once tied for first place in a neighborhood chili cook-off.

Personality Overview

Fast-Paced

Challenger

Self-Confident

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. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.

Topics They Care About

SaaS Startups
His career has focused on ground-floor positions at startups, and his professional bio states he has a passion for SaaS startups.
Full Stack Development
Identifies as a "Developer of both ends" and has two decades of experience as a full stack web applications developer, thriving on coding challenges.
Web Performance
Founded VPS Showdown, a site spun off from his popular blog series comparing the performance of different web hosting services.

Media Appearances

The VPS Showdown is Dead, Long Live the VPS Showdown!. Featured in Joshtronic (Josh Sherman’s personal blog)

See Now

Work History

4-2025
Founder at VPS Showdown
5-2023
Head of Engineering at Mailshake
3-2022 - 5-2023
Engineering Manager at Mailshake
3-2021 - 3-2022
Backend Engineering Manager at Mailshake
1-2021
Musician at venus on the rocks

Education

1997 - 1999
High School Diploma from Leto High School
1995 - 1997
IB Program from Hillsborough High School

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : 18 Location : Austin, Texas, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Founder at VPS Showdown
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To Josh

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Highlight the competitive differentiation of your product
  • Be crisp while making the pitch
  • Ask them questions confidently while doing discovery, don’t be apologetic

DONT's

  • Refrain from asking too many questions
  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time
  • Avoid repeating yourself or making generalizations

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Josh is

  • Belief in the product plays an important role, followed by objective proof and testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Josh

  • They may hesitate slightly, but if they are not convinced, they will say no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Josh move?

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

  • They can take risks only after they have analyzed the advantages and disadvantages.

You And Josh

Personality Compatibility


More Profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Search more profiles

Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.

Or visit Humantic AI to know more.