She extended her hand. "You've got your Series A. Frank wants to sign exclusivity."

He pressed another macro. On the main screen, Sentinel's dashboard split into two panes: (green, humming) vs. SIMULATED ERROR (red, frozen).

That’s when Arjun remembered the abandoned project from his college days: —the Windows Error Simulator.

Janet was the senior VP of IT at their biggest potential client, a logistics giant. During the last demo, she had yawned. When Arjun showed a real-time ransomware shield, she asked, "Can I see what happens when it fails ?"

He clicked a mock phishing link. Sentinel blocked it. Green checkmark. Janet didn't blink.