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Season 1 · Episode 12

Ken Vandervest

Co-Founder, Lisbon Creek Systems

How a solutions-first culture differentiates a technical integrator.

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Episode summary

Ken Vandervest tells the Lisbon Creek story since 2016: a non-proprietary product philosophy, staying close to the customer, and how video analytics, license-plate recognition, and mass notification are reshaping the protective-systems industry. He closes with practical advice for founders on starting small and mastering the core.

Key highlights

  1. 01Non-proprietary product choices buy long-term customer trust.

  2. 02Emerging analytics change the buying conversation, not just the hardware.

  3. 03Master a narrow core before widening the offer.

  4. 04Listening is the differentiator competitors cannot copy.

Transcript

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