What do you know about our nation’s critical infrastructure?
Enough to concern you? Us too. That’s why we called up Colin Dunn, CEO of Fend Technologies, who reminded us just how scared we should be--and what his startup is doing to try to help us all sleep easier at night.
Colin is an engineer by training, and he spent the early part of his career working with governments and utilities on many of the challenges that persist in the industry. Colin saw how critical sites across the country were struggling to optimize energy usage, maintain aging assets, and protect critical systems from cyber attack. After his MBA and a few years in the private sector, Colin made the leap into the world of entrepreneurship--a move he likens to "finally buying that Harley Davidson." Colin shares the challenges of launching a hardware business, and how his team decided not to pursue venture capital and instead funded the company's early growth with SBIR grants, Virginia CRCF grants, and government contracts. Colin talks about the importance of believing in the mission of your company and setting out to solve problems that need to be solved. Which, we think, is spoken like a true engineer.
You can check out everything they're building to keep our critical infrastructure safe at Fend.tech.
