10-Minute Tech Talks: How Tech Entrepreneurs Fail & How You Can Avoid It
Jonathan Kersting
Show overview
10-Minute Tech Talks: How Tech Entrepreneurs Fail & How You Can Avoid It has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 118 episodes. That works out to roughly 15 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 6 min and 9 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Technology show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 34 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 71 episodes published. Published by Jonathan Kersting.
From the publisher
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. If you're striving for rapid growth while avoiding the mistakes that have led others to failure, this podcast is designed to help you stay on track. Avoid the devastating mistakes that tech entrepreneurs have made, which led their businesses to collapse. Hear from tech, business, and entrepreneurial experts detailing what went wrong in famous tech busts and modern-day meltdowns so you don't follow the same path. Learn how to overcome adversity and make your tech company a long-term success. If you're ready to grow your tech venture quickly and avoid pitfalls, start with our fan-favorite episode: Don't Fall In Love With Your Technology.
Latest Episodes
View all 118 episodesEntrepreneur Boot Camp Part 3: Can AI Fix a Broken Operation?
Entrepreneur Boot Camp Part 2: Can Your Business Survive Its Own Growth?
Entrepreneur Boot Camp Part 1: Can You Turn What You Know Into a Business?
Tech Entrepreneur Insights: Screens Everywhere, but Which Ones Actually Create Value?
Digital Transformation Therapy: Entrepreneurs Need to Get Aligned Before They Build
From Prototype to Payoff: Using AI to Build, Scale and Prove ROI
Beyond Vibe Coding: Building AI Apps That Don't Break
Growth Code: Tech Entrepreneurs Need More Cowbell!
Growth Code: Tech Entrepreneur Hiring Lessons From Echelon Risk + Cyber
Growth Code: Tech Entrepreneur Lessons From Echelon's Inc. 5000 Growth
Wins, Worries and Wild Cards: Huntington Bank's Economic Outlook For the Tech Entrepreneur
Father-Son Entrepreneurs Are Using AI and Gaming to Find Future Innovators
Entrepreneurial Triple Threat: How Ecotone's Zeus Converts Food Waste Into Soil Sauce
AI Cybersecurity Risks Every Business Needs to Understand
FBI Cyber Advice Every Tech Entrepreneur Needs to Hear
What Makes a Tech Company Worth Buying? A Pittsburgh Entrepreneur Explains
Tech Entrepreneur Hiring Hack: Why AI Skills Matter More Than Experience
Tech First, Not Tech Only: How Entrepreneurs Can Find Friction, Fix Processes, and Lead With Data
Product Management Whiz Dan Olsen on Why Entrepreneurs Need to Pay Attention to Vibe Coding Right Now
The Real Cost of Building Robots? Time. HEBI Robotics Explains
What if the biggest breakthrough in robotics is not the robot itself, but the time you save building it? In this episode of 10 Minute Tech Talks, we sit down with Bob Raida and Dave Rollinson of HEBI Robotics and they explain how modular design can help engineers move faster, cut development friction, and avoid reinventing the wheel, while also showing how that same approach is opening doors for applications in industry and even space. This is a great lesson for entrepreneurs: the value of your product is not always just what it does, but how much friction it removes for the people using it. Hebi's approach is a reminder that saving time, reducing complexity, and building with confidence can be a real competitive edge. Watch the entire interview with HEBI right here. 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.