EP 559: JSX Exchange Launches To Sell Computational Power to Financial Firms with CEO Andrew Gryaznov

Published: Feb. 3, 2017, 10 a.m.

Andrew Gryaznov. He\u2019s an artificial intelligence and a cloud computing evangelist based in Dublin, Moscow. He\u2019s the founder of JSX Exchange \u2013 the cloud computing commodity exchange and has built several other services and tools ranging from SshTo.net, Plottico, and many others. Andrew is also a telecom and Linux expert and finalist at the GSOC 2005 Summit.

Famous Five:

  • Favorite Book? \u2013 Startup Owner\u2019s Manual
  • What CEO do you follow? \u2013\xa0 Brad Katsuyama
  • Favorite online tool? \u2014 Trello
  • Do you get 8 hours of sleep?\u2014 That depends
  • If you could let your 20-year old self, know one thing, what would it be? \u2013 Andrew wished he was more mindful of the global market

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Time Stamped Show Notes:

  • 01:09 \u2013 Nathan introduces Andrew to the show
  • 01:48 \u2013 Andrew shares his vision for why he built JSX Exchange
    • 01:51 \u2013 Computation will be the most influential resource
  • 03:05 \u2013 JSX Exchange has invented a way to commoditize cloud computation
  • 03:53 \u2013 Andrew shares what people without JSX Exchange are doing
  • 05:02 \u2013 Andrew mentions how the financial exchange space can use JSX Exchange
    • 05:48 \u2013 Banks may own supercomputers
  • 07:03 \u2013 JSX Exchange works with financial institutions who want accurate trade
  • 07:46 \u2013 JSX Exchange wants to expand out of the financial space
  • 08:18 \u2013 JSX Exchange is currently in pre-seed stage
    • 09:15 \u2013 Irish investors have put out less than $1M
    • 09:24 \u2013 It is an equity round
  • 09:34 \u2013 Andrew was a solo founder for a period of time, but expanded
  • 10:15 \u2013 Andrew has a team of 5 people who are all co-founders
  • 10:50 \u2013 The Famous Five

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3 Key Points:

  • There is a possibility that computation will be the most influential resource.
  • Credibility is needed if you want to be successful in your space.
  • Believe in your product.

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Resources Mentioned:

  • Acuity Scheduling \u2013 Nathan uses Acuity to schedule his podcast interviews and appointments
  • Drip \u2013 Nathan uses Drip\u2019s email automation platform and visual campaign builder to build his sales funnel
  • Toptal\xa0\u2013 Nathan found his development team using Toptal for his new business Send Later. He was able to keep 100% equity and didn\u2019t have to hire a co-founder due to the quality of Toptal
  • Host Gator\xa0\u2013 The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for the cheapest price possible.
  • Audible\xa0\u2013 Nathan uses Audible when he\u2019s driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5-hour drive) to listen to audio books.
  • The Top Inbox\xa0 \u2013 The site Nathan uses to schedule emails to be sent later, set reminders in inbox, track opens, and follow-up with email sequences
  • Jamf \u2013 Jamf helped Nathan keep his Macbook Air 11\u201d secure even when he left it in the airplane\u2019s back seat pocket
  • Freshbooks \u2013 Nathan doesn\u2019t waste time so he uses Freshbooks to send out invoices and collect his money. Get your free month NOW
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