In episode 25 of Built By Margin, Laurie Chen interviews Fahim Talukdar, VP of Finance at Praetorian, as he shares his unique career journey, starting from commercial and personal banking to his current role in a cutting-edge cybersecurity company.

Tune in to learn more about Fahim's experiences and the evolving landscape of finance in the corporate cybertechnology space.

TIMESTAMPS

[00:01:17] Career path in finance.

[00:05:05] Startup finance and forecasting.

[00:10:16] Remote work culture challenges.

[00:14:00] Tools for finance and accounting.

[00:17:22] Upgrading ERP systems.

[00:23:47] AI opportunities in finance.

[00:27:42] AI in financial modeling.

[00:30:24] Human judgment in financial metrics.

[00:34:57] Key performance metrics for CEOs.

[00:37:21] Importance of networking in finance.

[00:41:34] Insights into income.

QUOTES

• "You have to be able to adapt. You have to be able to be real with stakeholders and provide them with... guardrails to end up with an overall plan that makes sense." - Fahim Talukdar
• "What we don't want to do is just be kind of stuck in how we do things, and then there's something out there on the market that's a game change,r and we didn't know that." - Fahim Talukdar
• “If you do good work, if you make good connections, that those connections tend to open doors for you down the road.” - Fahim Talukdar

SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS

Laurie Chen

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauriechencpamba/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauriechen/

Fahim Talukdar

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fahimtalukdar/

WEBSITES

Built By Margin: https://www.builtbymargin.com/

Praetorian: https://www.praetorian.com/