They thought he was just a rising name. He was hunting for a gun.

Separate cash flow and risk, so one accusation can’t take down the whole building.” Bennett flipped through the pages and looked up. “You did not come for advice. You came to recruit me.” “Yes.” “You know what that means?” “It means they lose a handle.” Bennett was quiet for a moment, then smiled. “You sound more like a real founder than most founders I’ve met.” That night, Iron Curve gained its first formal compliance partner. For the next two weeks Darren barely slept. He had Bennett redesign the company’s structure while Lucy upgraded the platform from a cash-flow analysis tool into a real-time risk monitoring system, and Matt pushed into sales channels normally reserved for larger institutions. He did not want just business.