Lukas Martin stepped into the headquarters of his newest venture—an emerging social platform still known internally as The Facebook Project. His sleek Italian shoes echoed against the polished concrete floors. The early sunlight streamed through massive industrial windows, cutting bright lines across polished desks and unused workstations. The staff wouldn't arrive for another hour. Lukas had planned it this way.
Silence was fuel. It gave space for structure.
He set his briefcase down beside his glass-walled corner office and removed his coat with practiced ease. The building was still raw. Half of the upper floors weren't even furnished. But the blueprint was here—and this time, he would follow it with precision.
The walls were plastered with mockups, paper drafts, and code diagrams. But one whiteboard stood out, its surface nearly untouched. Lukas walked to it and picked up a marker.
