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EPISODE · Jan 5, 2026 · 7 MIN

A Tech Entrepreneur's Wake-Up Call: When Your Product Is Just a Feature

from 10-Minute Tech Talks: Business Insights and Growth Hacks for Time-Crunched Entrepreneurs · host Jonathan Kersting, Pittsburgh Technology Council

What if the thing you're most proud of building… is the thing holding your business back? Today on 10 Minute Tech Talks, we're digging into a moment every tech entrepreneur eventually faces. You've got momentum, a smart team, and something that looks polished and impressive, until you realize it doesn't actually solve the problem. Host Jonathan Kersting interviewed serial entrepreneur David Radin of ConfirmedApp.com on the Pittsburgh Technology Council's TechVibe Radio Show to pull back the curtain on why David's team walked away from months of work, scrapped a "good" idea, and made the hard call most founders avoid. If you've ever wondered whether you're building a real product or just a shiny feature, this episode is for you. Here's the takeaway. The hardest part of being a tech entrepreneur isn't building. It's knowing what not to build. In our next episode, David takes this lesson one step further and shows how a real-world frustration at networking events sparked an entirely new product idea. One rooted in human behavior, not hype. Because once you kill the wrong idea, you finally make room for the right one. Listen to the entire interview here. 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.

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