Episode Details

In this episode of Uncle Marv's IT Business Podcast, Marvin Bee and Sean Lardo discuss the ConnectWise PitchIT program, a Shark Tank-style competition for emerging and innovative vendors. They are joined by Naren Sathiya from Telivy, a company that automates cybersecurity risk assessments. Telivy helps identify and analyze cyber liabilities across various security areas and offers remediation plans through partner vendors. They also assist MSPs in educating clients about their cyber liabilities and can help save on insurance costs. The episode highlights Telivy's focus on risk advisory for MSPs and the growing importance of digital risks for small businesses.

=== Websites Referenced

https://www.telivy.com/

https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/telivy

=== Highlights

• Telivy automates cybersecurity risk assessments and helps identify and analyze cyber liabilities.
• Telivy offers remediation plans and works with partner vendors for assistance.
• They help MSPs educate clients about their cyber liabilities and save on insurance costs.
• Telivy emphasizes the role of MSPs as risk advisors and the increasing importance of digital risks for small businesses.

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PitchIT is an annual accelerator program created by ConnectWise in 2018 to incubate growth in startup integration partners dedicated to the MSP space. The company is offering small companies the chance to take part in a 16-week program where participants receive a thorough business assessment, gain coaching from industry experts, earn placement on the ConnectWise marketplace, engage in co-marketing and more.

The finalists are selected to present their solutions on the center stage at IT Nation Connect. The PitchIT 2023 program is officially underway, and 27 companies have been selected to participate in the program.

Interested but still have questions? Email PitchIT@ConnectWise.com.

Join the PitchIT  waitlist for next year: https://www.connectwise.com/theitnation/pitchit

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