Entrearchitect Podcast With Mark R. Lepage

Why He Left Architecture Behind to Solve the Industry’s Biggest ProblemsRobert Yuen’s path to entrepreneurship didn’t begin in a boardroom, it started in the studio. Trained as an architect, Robert quickly realized that while architects loved design, they were struggling with the business side of running a firm. That insight led him to co-found Monograph, a platform built specifically to help architecture and engineering firms manage projects, budgets, and resources more effectively. In this conversation, he shares how Monograph evolved from a simple website builder into a comprehensive project management tool, highlighting the hard lessons and breakthroughs along the way.In this episode, listeners will hear Robert’s reflections on navigating funding rounds, scaling his team, and steering Monograph through the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic. He opens up about mistakes that became turning points, how his perspective on leadership has shifted, and why resilience matters more than perfection when building