Entrepreneurs need many things in order to successfully run a business - a killer product, a talented team, the right business model, capital and more. However, the one thing entrepreneurs need most, but is often overlooked, are their customers. David will describe how entrepreneurs can double their business by making customers a top priority.
David Gasper is a serial software entrepreneur that has an innate talent for building businesses. As former president of a business automation software company that sold to NCR, his latest venture, Assisted Patrol, creates products that combat electronic theft. At this event, you'll hear David's #1 piece of advice for entrepreneurs - having a strong understanding of customer's actual needs.
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David Gasper is a serial software entrepreneur. His first venture was Gasper Corporation, a software company that created availability management software for ATMs that became the world leader in the ATM software industry. In 1999, David sold Gasper Corporation to NCR and to this day his product line remains the leader in the industry.
David’s latest venture, Assisted Patrol, provides unique, specialized electronic theft apprehension products for police departments and law enforcement agencies to combat electronic theft.
He has a bachelor’s degree in Quantitative Business Analysis (QBA) from Wright State University and an MBA from the University of Dayton. Ernst and Young named him “1998 Entrepreneur of the Year” (high technology category) in Dayton, Ohio.
David is an active promoter, advisor and investor in entrepreneur activities throughout the Dayton area including being:
- President of a private placement venture capital fund
- Member of the State of Ohio’s Third Frontier Advisory Board
- Volunteer chairman of a CEO Development program sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce
- Member of the Greater Dayton IT-Alliance board
- Advisory Board Member of several privately held high-tech businesses
- Board member of Dayton Early College Academy (DECA)
