Stephen Trundle on commercial security
From 2012 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year: Real Estate and Residential - Steve Trundle · · Washington Business Journal
“We've got a business focused on commercial Access Control needs for Quick Serve restaurants and anyone that's trying to let someone into a facility late at night to deliver something. So we're taking the core software platform that's now deployed in a number of places and building a number of different applications off of that that sort of transcend security but benefit fundamentally from awareness.”
On , Stephen Trundle, Chief Executive Officer & Director at ALARM.COM HOLDINGS INC, spoke about commercial security during 2012 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year: Real Estate and Residential - Steve Trundle on Washington Business Journal.
About Stephen Trundle
In a 2012 interview with the Washington Business Journal, Stephen Trundle, CEO of Alarm.com, discussed the company's origins and his receipt of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in the Real Estate and Residential category. Trundle said he founded the company after being disappointed with a security system installed in his home by a large national company, leading him to work with talented individuals on a wireless prototype that took four years to develop. He noted that his height of 6'6" allowed him to cut the phone line to his home, which inspired the company's focus on wireless technology to prevent intruders from disabling systems. Trundle also stated that while the company did not anticipate the mobile revolution, it was quick to build applications for the iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android after the iPhone's release. Trundle outlined several new business areas for Alarm.com, including a health-focused initiative to help older adults live independently at low cost, an energy business that generates power and sells it back to utilities, and a commercial access control service for quick-service restaurants and late-night deliveries. He described these as applications of the company's core software platform that "transcend security" but benefit from property awareness. When asked for advice for entrepreneurs, Trundle recommended hiring first employees who are smarter than oneself, stating that doing so can take a company far.