Becoming A Tech Tycoon Begins With Regression

The day of Sentinel’s launch had finally arrived, and the Thomas B. Murphy Ballroom buzzed with life—perhaps more so today than ever before.

The room was filled with journalists, tech enthusiasts, cybersecurity professionals, and curious investors from across the country, some of whom had flown in just that morning.

Each was either eager to witness the dawn of a new age in cybersecurity or deeply skeptical that this product could live up to the hype.

For a software that was announced just under a week ago, this much reception was surprising and way past what Lillian was expecting.

Yes, she had reached to lots of tech enthusiasts, media companies and the like, but with the way they had all been ghosting them, she thought this launch would barely see a hundred people.

But she was wrong.

Every seat was occupied, the aisles tight with latecomers leaning against the walls, clutching notepads or live-streaming rigs.

Murmurs filled the ballroom as they waited for the presentation to begin and for Sentinel to either prove itself or fall flat under the weight of its own hype.

But they all had one thing in common, curiosity.

Whether fueled by excitement, skepticism, or sheer boredom, everyone in the room wanted to see what kind of software had caused such a stir in less than a week.

Backstage, Lillian took in a deep breath as she mentally prepared herself for this. Although a lot less now, there was still the fact that she was scared of even holding a conversation with someone much less a whole crowd with cameras pointed at her.

Thinking of cameras, her breathing suddenly hitched.