From Rhodes Scholar to Combating Ransomware & Taking His Company Public via SPAC with Jason Crabtree, Co-founder & CEO of QOMPLX

Author: Jason Crabtree, Eddie Kang
Published: Wed 11 Aug 2021
Episode Link: https://on-point-09d5baab.simplecast.com/episodes/from-rhodes-scholar-to-combatting-ransomware-and-taking-his-company-public-via-spac-with-jason-crabtree-co-founder-and-ceo-of-qomplx-xo_TBOvA

“Think about spinning the board around and sitting on the other side of it and saying, how would I beat me? And I think if you do that really well, I think there's a lot of reasons why being your own enemy in that context is something that's a really valuable skill for thinking aggressively about how to improve your own ideas, about how to improve your own plan, and how to improve your own team.” — Jason Crabtree

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Episode Timestamps

Episode Timestamps:

*(2:00) QOMPLX’s founding story

*(5:00) The press coverage of ransomware and its overall uptick

*(8:00) The structure of the criminal enterprises

*(11:00) The main habits that have allowed Jason to be successful

*(13:00) The similarities and differences between West Point/Deployment and running QOMPLX

*(16:45) The similarities and differences between growing teams as young military officers and as a private sector CEO

*(19:30) A crash course on leadership and team dynamics

*(22:55) How QOMPLX is different from its competitors

*(25:55) QOMPLX’s acquisitions to date