James Nguyen is a man of many titles. He is the son of refugees who fled to Canada at the height of the Vietnam War. He is a former banker with over 10 years of experience in finance and investor relations. Today, he works at the forefront of two companies with massive disruption potential: as the Chief Investment Officer of Graphoid Inc, and as the CEO of Quantropi, a Canadian technology startup that is developing the infrastructure to protect us from tomorrow's greatest cybersecurity threats. In this episode of Behind the Grind (originally filmed Nov 2019), James joins Julianne for a candid chat about some of the things he's working on plus his advice to aspiring young entrepreneurs.Show Notes:2:03 James Nguyen’s story6:58 Leveraging criticism to your advantage10:23 What is Quantropi? What big problem(s) does it solve?11:35 How did James transition from finance to the CEO of a tech company? 16:52 Factors that play into the valuation of a company18:49 James’ advice to young and/or aspiring entrepreneurs25:49 What are James’ weaknesses?28:04 Advice to aspiring entrepreneurs29:39 How Quantropi manages to execute on/ahead of its timelines***Follow Our Guest:LinkedIn: /jamesnguyen28Website: quantropi.comFollow Our Host:Instagram: @juliannekeu Twitter: @juliannekeu Follow Behind the Grind:Instagram: @btgglobal Twitter: @btgglobal Facebook: @behindthegrind.ca + Check out our YouTube Channel for full episodes and highlights!