How Do You Build and Fund a Cybersecurity Startup from Scratch? The cyberVault with William Noto

21/10/2025 24 min Temporada 1 Episodio 51

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In this episode of The CyberVault, I’m joined by Bill Noto, Co-Founder and CRO of Hillstrong Security - a company on a mission to reshape how we secure manufacturing operations.Bill’s been deep in the trenches of early-stage security innovation, and in this episode, he shares what it really takes to turn an idea into a company.We explore:💡 How Hillstrong evolved from a consulting firm into a SaaS product company⚙️ The biggest challenges of building while still in R&D💰 What it’s really like raising funding in cybersecurity today🚀 Lessons learned from shaping a product while still validating market fit📈 How founders can set realistic expectations (and stay sane) in the early stagesIf you’re building in cyber - or even thinking about launching a startup - this one’s packed with hard-won lessons from someone living it right now.

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