Knock-Offs Kill: A Tech Entrepreneur's Playbook for Protecting Your Genius
10-Minute Tech Talks: Business Insights and Growth Hacks for Time-Crunched Entrepreneurs
Release Date: 05/05/2025
Overcoming Success: 3 Key Strategies for Tech Entrepreneurs to Prepare for Growth and Setbacks
10-Minute Tech Talks: Business Insights and Growth Hacks for Time-Crunched Entrepreneurs
We all try to be prepared for setbacks, but are you prepared for success? Lifelong tech entrepreneur Mike Vertolli, Founder of ComTec Systems shares critical advice for aspiring business owners. He recently appeared on TechVibe Radio to tell us how he founded his first company in high school and how ComTec helps businesses find savings in their energy and telecommunications spends. We pulled some key highlights from his TechVibe interview to share with our time-crunched listeners. Hit play and learn how Mike emphasizes the importance of setting clear goals, maintaining proper...
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Harnessing Data Analytics: Lessons Every Entrepreneur Can Learn from Highmark's Journey
10-Minute Tech Talks: Business Insights and Growth Hacks for Time-Crunched Entrepreneurs
Undoubtedly, you've run up against a wall trying to harness your data. Maybe you're contemplating a project or a new business and it requires advanced data analytics, but you don't know where to start. Or maybe you're stuck somewhere in the middle. As luck would have it, we might be able to help you today as 10 Minute Tech Talks brings you an excerpt of the Pittsburgh Technology Council's Healthcare Reinvented podcast featuring Ian Blunt and Richard Clarke of Highmark's data analytics team. And if you don't know Highmark, they are one of the nation's largest healthcare providers and we got...
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From Zombie Startup to Million-Dollar Success: One Tech Entrepreneur's Radical Reinvention
10-Minute Tech Talks: Business Insights and Growth Hacks for Time-Crunched Entrepreneurs
Have you ever felt trapped in a business that no longer ignites your passion? In this candid episode of 10 Minute Tech Talks, Chris Brisson, founder of , reveals how entrepreneurs can courageously pivot from a stagnant business to a thriving, purpose-driven venture. In this episode, Chris details how to: Recognize when your current business model isn't serving your vision Discover the power of radical transparency in communicating business transitions Understand how personal fulfillment can drive entrepreneurial success Hit Play now to transform your entrepreneurial journey and unlock...
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Product Management Unfiltered: How to Navigate the Challenges of Tech Innovation
10-Minute Tech Talks: Business Insights and Growth Hacks for Time-Crunched Entrepreneurs
Are you a product manager feeling burnt out, or an entrepreneur struggling to bring your innovative idea to market? In today's competitive business landscape, many professionals feel stuck, unsure how to navigate product development, manage team dynamics, and create value without exhausting themselves. On this special edition of 10 Minute Tech Talks Over Time, we welcome Heather Miller, Founder of , so you can: Learn proven strategies to prevent professional burnout and maintain team productivity Discover how to effectively translate complex business needs across different...
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Strong Teams = Strong Companies: How Entrepreneurs Can Find Purpose for Themselves and Their Workers
10-Minute Tech Talks: Business Insights and Growth Hacks for Time-Crunched Entrepreneurs
What’s the one thing every successful team has in common? Hint: It’s not just skill or talent—it’s something far deeper that drives motivation and builds culture. As entrepreneurs navigate the post-pandemic world, the challenge of building and maintaining strong, purpose-driven teams has become more critical than ever. Whether you're managing a remote crew or an in-person office, finding a shared sense of purpose can be your key to retaining top talent and driving success. 10 Minute Tech Talks host Jonathan Kersting of the Pittsburgh Technology Council pulls key takeaways from a by...
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Don't Take the Bait: How Entrepreneurs Can Avoid Phishing and Cyber Scams
10-Minute Tech Talks: Business Insights and Growth Hacks for Time-Crunched Entrepreneurs
In today's digital age, cybersecurity has become a crucial aspect for businesses across all industries. As cyber threats evolve, so must our strategies to combat them. In evaluating the entire business ecosystem, it’s essential to identify your organization’s critical functions and potential single points of failure. A comprehensive approach not only involves protecting against breaches but also ensuring you have robust backup systems in place, should an attack occur. In this episode of 10 Miunte Tech Talks, The Pittsburgh Technology Council's Jonathan Kersting highlights his TechVibe...
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Entrepreneur Insights: HumoTech Founder's Top Insights After Celebrating a Decade in Business
10-Minute Tech Talks: Business Insights and Growth Hacks for Time-Crunched Entrepreneurs
A decade in business is no joke, especially in the world of tech, and it's a milestone that HumoTech founder Josh Caputo and his team are celebrating right now. Over the last 10 years, Pittsburgh-based HumoTech has evolved from making exoskeletons to launching its CapEx system that accelerates the discovery of real world solutions to enhance and augment human mobility. As HumoTech stands on the brink of expanding its market presence, it continues to focus on prosthetic feet first, with plans to extend its technological innovations to other areas of the body. Caputo stopped by the Pittsburgh...
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Hiring Quick Tips From a Tech Entrepreneur Growing a Top Recruiting Firm
10-Minute Tech Talks: Business Insights and Growth Hacks for Time-Crunched Entrepreneurs
In today's competitive job market, finding authentic, skilled professionals is more challenging than ever, with rising concerns about deep fake resumes and uncertain hiring landscapes. Entrepreneurs and business leaders need strategic insights to navigate recruitment effectively. In this episode we bring you hightlights from the Pittsburgh Technology Council's TechVibe interview Jen Frazier of Prequel Solutions. You'll discover: How to identify and avoid fake candidate profiles Insider strategies for recruiting top IT talent Entrepreneurial wisdom from a top-performing recruiter...
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Chaos Be Damned! Three Key Tips for Entrepreneurs to Build Resilient Teams
10-Minute Tech Talks: Business Insights and Growth Hacks for Time-Crunched Entrepreneurs
Are you struggling to keep your team aligned and motivated in today's rapidly changing business landscape? In a world where technology evolves at lightning speed and workplace dynamics are constantly shifting, leaders are desperate for strategies to build resilient, high-performing teams that can navigate uncertainty. Lisa Slayton of Tamim Partners and Dominick DeStasio of ForceBuilders stopped by for a deep dive on teambuilding. Host Jonathan Kersting brings you three top tips to help you tunr the corner on building an amazing team, including ways to turn chaos into a growth opportunity and...
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Are Tariff's Freaking You Out? Canada's Consul General Has Insights for Entrepreneurs on US-Canada Trade Relations
10-Minute Tech Talks: Business Insights and Growth Hacks for Time-Crunched Entrepreneurs
Are trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada threatening your business's international success? In this episode of 10 Minute Tech Talks, host Jonathan Kersting from the Pittsburgh Technology Council excerpts key takeaways from his TechVibe interview with Tom Clark, the Consul General of Canada. They discussed the recent tariff disputes between the US and Canada, emphasizing the importance of maintaining strong trade relationships. Or press PLAY now for these three key insights from Tom: 1) How a strong trade relationship between the US and Canada will make North America unstoppable in...
info_outlineAre you an entrepreneur watching your hard-earned business profits disappear to online copycats? In today's hyper-competitive digital marketplace, protecting your intellectual property isn't just a legal formality—it's the difference between scaling your business and watching it get stolen from under you.
On this episode we welcome back Stanley Ference of Ference and Associates to help you:
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Learn how to proactively shield your innovations from global knockoff artists
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Discover strategic methods to enforce your IP rights in the complex online selling landscape
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Understand the critical steps to safeguard your brand's unique value before competitors strike
Hit PLAY now to arm yourself with expert insights that could save your business thousands in potential lost revenue.
Produced by the Pittsburgh Technology Council, this is a podcast for tech and manufacturing entrepreneurs exploring the tech ecosystem, from cyber security and AI to SaaS, robotics, and life sciences, featuring insights to satisfy the tech curious.