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10-Minute Tech Talks: How Tech Entrepreneurs Fail and How You Can Avoid It


Are you an entrepreneur building a technology company and looking to grow fast? This show teaches and inspires entrepreneurs to build better companies by learning from the failures of other tech companies and entrepreneurs.  Hosts Audrey Russo and Jonathan Kersting are from the Pittsburgh Technology Council with decades of experience helping tech entrepreneurs.

Jun 21, 2021

Martin Shepherd left his his career as a successful lawyer in the Marcellus Industry to build a startup that addresses cyber security in a new way.

The Arch mission is bringing end-to-end risk mitigation solutions to clients at the intersection of physical and cyber vulnerabilities.
Powered by its proprietary digital assessment technology - Arch Canopy - it empowers CDOs, CISOs and facilities managers to uncover their companies risk exposure. Arch, then, collaborates with its established network of physical security integrators and high-tech cybersecurity innovators to scale projects that bridge those vulnerability gaps.

We wanted to learn more about Martin's passion to start Arch Access and out his legal career on the back burner. What have the challenges been? What makes Pittsburgh both a good and bad place to start a company. Any advice for aspiring entrepreneurs?

Listen to find out.