By Leon Basin | Cybersecurity Revenue Strategist | Santa Clara Leavey School of Business | Executive MBA | Alumnus
Published: February 19, 2025 | basinleon.com
Opening: A Brain Unleashed
This isn’t just a website—it’s my mind spilling across www.basinleon.com: journal, resume, ledger, tools for what’s ahead.
Cybersecurity sales in 2025 are a snarl—K-12 breaches cost millions (IBM’s 2025 report), 56% of districts get hit (K12 SIX’s tally), insiders wreak havoc (33%, Verizon’s 2024 DBIR), and legacy IT’s a creaking mess (68%, CISA’s 2025 warning). But it’s not just cyber—workforce tech, innovation, leadership—all crash here.
Old GTM strategies—manual grind, gut calls—feel like chasing dust.
I’m forging the GTM Engineer: blending AI automation, Web3 trust, and quiet adaptability into a system that scales, a business emerging. Story first, tools after—dig in.
No tidy end—just my work unfolding. At Fudo Security, I’m shaping Americas partnerships—Privileged Access Management (PAM) and Zero Trust my tools. Before, at SenseHQ, I grew recruitment innovation—not pitching CISOs, but building smarter hiring.
This is for headhunters, recruiters, leaders, dreamers—anyone eyeing cybersecurity trends 2035.
It’s for my daughters—a map for a good future of work.
Data steadies me, my path drives me, a decade’s dare pulls me—world, lean in.
1. The Rough Forge: Where GTM Breaks and Bends
The Stakes
In 2022, I ran global outreach at SenseHQ from San Francisco—workforce tech, not cyber.
A client growled, “Our hiring’s choked—tech’s too slow.” No breaches, just friction—real friction.
By 2025, I’m at Fudo Security, and cybersecurity sales’ chaos cuts deeper: breaches drain big (IBM), insiders slip through (Verizon), old systems sag (CISA).
I’ve pitched both—manual emails, instinct nudges.
It sparks, but scales like smoke in wind.
SenseHQ showed me systems matter; Fudo’s showing me stakes are brutal.
The Forge
At Fudo, I’m hammering partnerships across the Americas. X crackles—“AI cybersecurity,” “Web3 cybersecurity” swirl (Feb 2025)—leaders want more than noise.
I streamlined at SenseHQ with AI automation; now, I’m tightening Fudo’s outreach with HubSpot and analytics.
Old GTM strategies’ a husk—I’m forging a frame: AI-Powered Leads, Blockchain GTM, adaptability that bends. For recruiters, innovators, thinkers—this is the spark.
10 Years Out
By 2035, chaos could grip industries—cyber, talent, beyond. AI automation and Web3 might be the forge we need.
The GTM Engineer who maps now could reforge the world—for my daughters, for all watching.
2. Ledger Line 1: AI-Powered GTM – Hearing the Pulse
The Sketch
- Outreach: At Fudo, GPT crafts—“Hi [Name], your access risks hum; PAM quiets it.” Replies tick up (Feb 2025)—no stats, just a pulse.
- Intel: AI automation scans X—“Their JIT’s off”—tuning pitches with live edge (Miami-Dade’s 2025 data). No stale ink.
- Flow: My site’s chatbot offers “Free PAM Audits”—AI-Powered Leads ping, talks crackle.
A Mark
At SenseHQ, I chased a hiring lead—weeks of quiet.
I reframed it to their bottleneck, got a call.
Now at Fudo, AI automation rewrote a flat note for an ed-tech leader, tied to their mess. “Let’s chat,” they said—door’s ajar.
It’s not a flood, but a hum—more tries, more opens, more paths—for headhunters, companies, dreamers.
The Edge
Last month at Fudo, emails flopped—AI-Powered Leads rewrote one, softer, tied to their grind. “Let’s talk,” they pinged—line’s open. SenseHQ taught me feel; Fudo’s adding tech’s ear.
This hum’s the fuel—for cybersecurity sales, talent hunts, what’s next.
PAM’s ROI whispers big (Ponemon’s 2025 take)—I’m tuning it in.
5-10 Years Out
By 2030, AI automation might hear whispers—cyber gaps, hiring jams—crafting pitches pre-thought.
By 2035, it could run GTM strategies—recruiters nailing hires, CISOs locking down—all while I nudge. I’m ledgering that pulse.
3. Ledger Line 2: Web3-Integrated Cybersecurity – Proving the Thread
The Sketch
- Decentralized AI: Federated learning catches—X’s “ransomware buzz” (Feb 2025), quiet logs—no central cracks. Trust for my mind.
- Blockchain: My Solidity PoC—a test smart contract on Sepolia (Feb 2025)—ties PAM to results: “Risk drops, deal flows.” Code proves it.
- Pitch: “Our AI-Powered Leads’ Web3 cybersecurity’s on-chain—watch it.” Leaders pause, lean.
A Mark
At SenseHQ, I walked a client through our tools—flow won them.
At Fudo, I’m testing it: a Blockchain GTM note showing PAM’s edge. No deal locked—just a spark with an ed-tech thinker last month.
They nodded; we’re rolling. Old ways? Mailing hope.
The Edge
That spark’s not loud—it’s steady. Solidity’s my sketch—code logging risk drops on Ethereum’s testnet, a glimpse of Web3 cybersecurity trust baked in. SenseHQ was flow; Fudo’s proof.
This thread’s the spine—for cybersecurity sales, scale, dreamers. X hints Web3’s real (Feb 2025)—I’m etching it.
5-10 Years Out
By 2030, Web3 cybersecurity could prove every move—on-chain trust, instant deals.
By 2035, a decentralized hub might pulse: leaders bid, Ethereum seals, GTM Engineers weave—for cyber, talent, my girls’ world. My PoC’s a scratch.
4. Ledger Line 3: Adaptive Execution – Bending the Map
The Sketch
- Instinct: AI automation flags—“Here’s your fix”—or—“I see your strain; this helps.” Balance, not noise.
- Agility: AI-Powered Leads turn duds to sparks—replies lift, slow but sure.
- Connection: AI automation tracks—“You liked this; here’s more”—ties, not just wins.
A Mark
At SenseHQ, I felt a client’s snag—data nudged a tweak, won a nod. Now at Fudo, a leader drifted post-chat. AI automation suggested—“Your world’s tough; PAM eases it.” “Good take,” they wrote—line’s alive.
I log daily: What rang? What bent? Who’s near? My map’s growing.
The Edge
That “good take” isn’t a win—it’s a bend. SenseHQ taught me instinct; Fudo’s adding AI-Powered Leads’ nudge.
This adaptability’s the glue—for cybersecurity sales pitches, talent webs, a decade’s dream.
Chaos needs bending (CISA’s 2025 note)—I’m mapping it.
5-10 Years Out
By 2030, AI automation might bend live—reading vibes, threading trust.
By 2035, it could map webs—cyber minds, innovators—guiding me to sparks.
GTM strategies won’t roar—it’ll shape a good world.
5. The Chronicle’s Playbook: Mapping the Forge
Now (Week 1)
- AI: Post hooks (below)—views flicker. Send 10 AI-Powered Leads emails—talks spark.
- Web3: Deploy Solidity PoC (below)—Sepolia by Feb 19. Pitch “on-chain PAM” to 3 minds.
- Execution: Log daily (below)—scratches sharpen. AI automation crafts 3 follow-ups—“This fits.”
Next (30 Days)
- AI automation hums—leads stack.
- Web3 cybersecurity proves—threads grow.
- Ties bend—paths widen.
2035 Dream
AI automation hears pre-crisis, Web3 proves trust, execution bends.
This could reforge cyber, talent, ideas—for my daughteres, for all.
Epilogue: The Forge Burns
This is my chronicle—rough, real, emerging. Join me mid-forge.
- Connect: linkedin.com/in/leonbasin for a PAM + Web3 cybersecurity chat.
- Download: “GTM Engineer Notes” (Free PDF, June 2025).
- Talk: 30-min consult—forge your path.
Leon Basin | AI-Powered Cybersecurity | Web3 GTM Innovator | Writing the Future
11,787 followers | Journaling Scale, Securing Tomorrow
Toolkit: My Workbench
Yours to wield:
LinkedIn Hooks
- “GTM Engineer’s forging—my chronicle maps AI automation + Web3 cybersecurity: [link]”
- “Chaos hums. My ledger traces a decade’s cybersecurity sales fix: [link]”
- “New thinking burns. GTM strategies Chronicle live for cybersecurity trends 2035: [link]”
Solidity PoC
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pragma solidity ^0.8.19; contract GTM_SLA { address public client; uint public riskReduction; event ResultLogged(uint reduction); constructor(address _client) { client = _client; } function logResult(uint _reduction) external { riskReduction = _reduction; emit ResultLogged(_reduction); }
}
- Deploy: Hardhat + Sepolia—Feb 19. Test—I’ll tune.
- Explained: A Blockchain GTM sketch—logs PAM’s risk drop, hints at auto-deals on Ethereum’s testnet.
Daily Log
- Feel: “What rang true?”
- Turn: “What bent—how?”
- Link: “Who’s near—why?”
- AI: Share—I’ll nudge.
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