Cryptic Boards: Games Founder Play behind the Headlines

<p>In India&rsquo;s start‑up boom billion‑dollar valuations rise overnight&mdash;then vanish by sunrise. Cryptic Boards takes a peek at boardroom door as it happens.</p><p>Shantanu Rao a street‑smart founder from Bengaluru bootstraps SecuComp into a global darling on code charisma and a few creative invoices. Investors cheer share prices soar&mdash;until a midnight breach exposes forged orders and a silent partner that shouldn&rsquo;t exist. Enter Natasha Jain a forensic‑security prodigy who discovers the saboteurs are SpectreFox an elite hacker syndicate with one demand: license SecuComp&rsquo;s breakthrough &ldquo;Beacon&rdquo; platform or watch the company burn.With regulators circling and auditors blinking Shantanu must choose&mdash;ally with yesterday&rsquo;s enemy or see his life&rsquo;s work reduced to a cautionary footnote. Behind the tension lies a maze of dual‑audit pipelines blockchain ledgers that never forget and directors whose loyalties shift with every tick of the stock tape.</p><p>Penned by experienced CXO and cybersecurity expert Srinivas Mahankali Cryptic Boards blends razor‑sharp technical insight with breathless storytelling. Real scandals inspire every twist turning buzzwords like &ldquo;governance&rdquo; and &ldquo;resilience&rdquo; into mortal stakes. From hidden server rooms in Bengaluru to hush‑hush summits watched by EU regulators the novel lifts the veil on the games founders play&mdash;and on the tools that can finally keep them honest.Who truly holds power when code capital and conscience collide? Open the ledger and find out.</p>