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February 25, 2025
How Tomas Okmanas runs Nord: ‘First we’re friends; second we’re colleagues’
Cybersecurity startup founder Tomas Okmanas on how he runs Lithuania’s second tech unicorn
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Maya Dharampal-Hornby is Sifted's editorial assistant and producer of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast .

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