What does it really take to raise $20M in today’s market?

How do you turn a childhood obsession with gaming into a world-class cybersecurity company?

And what actually matters when you're scaling a startup from the ground up?

In this episode of What Makes You Tick, Ido Shlomo, CTO and co-founder of Token Security, breaks down the mindset, lessons, and leadership evolution behind one of the most exciting identity security startups in tech.

This is the unfiltered, human side of startup success.

You’ll learn:

How Ido went from gamer to growth-stage founder

The real reason his Series A round got across the line

What most founders miss when building a high-trust team

Why empathy, not ego, is the future of leadership

How to build a product and culture people actually believe in

What it takes to earn investor confidence in a tough market

How to recruit world-class talent, even without brand name equity

The hiring strategy that helped Token stand out in cybersecurity

If you're a founder, operator, or future CEO, this episode will change the way you think about building, leading, and scaling.

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