David Avery

Critic
DISC Type : C

President at Best Ring POS

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

David Avery is a technology executive with a history of leading engineering teams in high-demand environments. As President of Best Ring LLC, he draws on his experience as a CTO and Director of Technology, where he specialized in architecting and scaling high-availability web platforms for ticketing and education. He holds CISSP and AWS certifications.

Beyond his professional work, David is a licensed private pilot. He has an expressed interest in the creative multimedia work of Moment Factory and an affiliation with The University of Texas at Austin.

Unique fact: He is a certified private pilot.

Personality Overview

ROI Driven

Precise

Negotiator

Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features.  They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions. They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.

Topics They Care About

Web Platform Architecture
He has extensive experience architecting custom web platforms, including an LMS and a high-availability ticketing system for major festivals like Lollapalooza.
Engineering Leadership
His career progression to President, CTO, and Head of Engineering, along with posts about team pride and managing technical debt, shows a focus on leading technical teams.
Information Security
He holds a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification and has commented on specific cybersecurity exploits like the Solarwinds breach.

Media Appearances

David has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2021
President at Best Ring POS
6-2018 - 10-2021
Chief Technology Officer at Walks
5-2019
Head of Engineering - Walk LLC at Walks LLC
11-2011 - 5-2017
Director of Technology at The Acton School of Business
2-2004 - 3-2012
Senior Engineeer -> Director of Technology at Front Gate Solutions

Education

1991 - 1996
Education details unavailable from The University of Texas at Austin

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Insights For Selling To David

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Tell them what ROI they can expect
  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.
  • Be ready to answer many clarity-seeking questions and requests for information

DONT's

  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information
  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational
  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with David is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from David

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will David move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can David take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And David

Personality Compatibility


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