David Repas

Current

Founder at Finagle, Inc.
CTO / Partner at Verberate
Co-partner at Netwurk

Founder at Sprout

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Past

IT - Media Development at Gaylord Digital
Founder at CountrySong.com

Education

Susquehanna University

Connections

92 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

David Repas’s Summary

A lifelong entrepreneur, David has developed several successful companies throughout his career. As a high school student, David founded FocusBooks, selling specialty books using direct marketing channels and niche magazine advertising. Upon graduating Susquehanna University with a business degree, David started countrySong.com, which grew into a leading and award-winning country music portal.

In 1999, Gaylord Entertainment (NYSE:GET) acquired countrySong.com and David joined Gaylord Digital, the company’s internet division. In that same year, David also founded Sprout, a research and development company with the mission of cultivating unconventional business ideas. Sprout has been instrumental in the development, launch and growth of numerous companies, including Netwurk, Finagle, and Verberate.

David continues to expand ideas for internet-driven companies and has several projects currently under development.

David Repas’s Specialties:

Strategy, research and development.

Information Technology, Media & Entertainment, Industrial Manufacturing

David Repas’s Experience

Founder

Finagle, Inc.

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

January 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)

Stealth mode - under development.

www.finagle.com
CTO / Partner

Verberate

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

2006 — Present (3 years )

Artist management solutions. Verberate is a web-based, multi-user, collaborative system designed to improve the efficiency and communications of artist management companies.

www.verberate.com
Co-partner

Netwurk

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

2002 — Present (7 years )

Internet services - with a focus on the entertainment industry.

www.netwurk.com
Founder

Sprout

(Partnership; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

August 1999 — Present (10 years 4 months)

To cultivate unconventional ideas into marketable seed-stage companies deserving of both financial investment and management talent.

www.sprout.us
IT - Media Development

Gaylord Digital

(Public Company; GET; Internet industry)

August 1999 — September 2000 (1 year 2 months)

a division of Gaylord Entertainment
Founder

CountrySong.com

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

January 1997 — August 1999 (2 years 8 months)

Sold to Gaylord Entertainment in August 1999