Nate Taylor

Initiator
DISC Type : Di

Director of Engineering at Skillable

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Overview

Nate Taylor is a Director of Software Engineering at Skillable, focused on leading and developing engineering teams. He has a history of achieving high team retention and holds a BS from Missouri University of Science and Technology. Colleagues describe him as an empathetic, honest, and exceptional leader.

He is motivated to use his career experiences to create positive impacts and prevent others from having negative ones. Nate earned a Master of Divinity from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, which informs his people-centric approach to leadership and desire to equip his teams for success.

Unique fact: Nate is a co-inventor on a patent for systems and methods related to providing theft protection in a machine.

Personality Overview

Impact-Oriented

Confident

Friendly Challenger

They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials.  They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something. They usually prefer to drive the conversation.

Topics They Care About

Engineering Leadership
He focuses on intentional coaching, feedback, and support, achieving 90% team retention and promoting engineers in his previous roles.
Change Management
He has recently and publicly identified Change Management as a gap in his skills and is actively looking for training resources to improve.
API Development
He is the author of a course on "Postman Fundamentals, " where he teaches how to issue requests, create automated API tests, and document APIs.

Media Appearances

Nate has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2025
Director of Engineering at Skillable
6-2024 - 11-2025
Software Engineering Manager at Skillable
4-2023 - 6-2024
Director of Software Engineering at Pluralsight
2-2021 - 4-2023
Director of Software Engineering at Pluralsight
9-2018 - 4-2023
Co-Organizer at connectaha

Education

M. Div from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
BS from Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Exp : 13 Location : Omaha, Nebraska, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director of Engineering at Skillable
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Insights For Selling To Nate

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Get them to a point where they are ready to bat for your product internally
  • Look like someone who is on top of their game
  • Clearly address the competitive aspects

DONT's

  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine
  • Don’t be very informal even if they are being so themselves
  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Nate is

  • Product value plays a big role, followed by relationship and a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Nate

  • If they do not firmly believe in you, they will refuse without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Nate move?

  • If they develop confidence in your product and you, then they can make fast decisions.
  • Can Nate take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they have the ability to take risky decisions.

You And Nate

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