In this episode of Connect to Visionaries, Tom Sloan is joined by Deo Arlo, founder and CEO of Arlo Industries, a Y Combinator-backed startup building sensors that track drones and missiles without radar. Deo shares an origin story shaped by conflict. He studied engineering in Israel during multiple conflicts and spent a year learning from operators and defence experts across Ukraine, Finland and Estonia. There he saw how vulnerable infrastructure is to small drones. He explains why he’s betting on decentralised defence, a “living system” modelled on the body’s immune system rather than a single point of failure.
Beyond the tech, Deo talks openly about the realities of being a founder. He covers why discipline beats motivation, how a minimalist life makes it easier to get back into routine, and why entrepreneurship is “a people game” more than a technology one. He also explains why defence demands people who join for the right reasons, and why the biggest opportunities lie in the infrastructure and supply chains behind the front line. He finishes with the skill sets that will matter most in the years ahead.
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