The door opened, and the parade continued.
Next came Marcus Thorne, a burly man in his fifties with hands that looked like they had built skyscrapers and a suit that cost more than most houses.
He was the CEO of Titan Logistics, a global shipping conglomerate.
"Mr. Steele," Thorne grunted, sitting down heavily. "I don't care about your digital coins. But I hear you're building an e-commerce platform. Aparagon. You need ships. You need trucks. You need someone who knows how to move atoms, not just bits."
Darren activated [Insight Protocol].
[Estimated Value: $2.1 Billion]
[Primary Business: Global Shipping & Freight]
[Public Reception: ★★★★☆ (Respected, old-school)]
[System Advice: Critical. Aparagon cannot scale without a logistics backbone. Thorne is loyal to contracts, not people. Low betrayal risk as long as he is paid.]
"You're hired," Darren said before Thorne could even finish his opening pitch. "We need a logistics backbone. 2.5% shares."
