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The Lockup Period

by Vince Thompson

An IPO countdown with a criminal complication

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An IPO countdown with a criminal complication

In The Lockup Period, the countdown to a startup’s public offering puts personal ambition and a possible crime on the same collision course. Mario Kennedy hopes advisory shares in MenuAi will bring him into Silicon Valley’s tech circle, while venture capitalist Ravi Singh pushes to make the company a coveted unicorn and reporter Jamie Villanueva covers the growing excitement. The discovery of a body in the CEO’s apartment on IPO night turns the ninety-day lockup period into a question of whether the truth will surface before the financial stakes are settled. The premise connects startup wealth and status-seeking with the choices surrounding a murder investigation.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Adults interested in crime thrillers set amid Silicon Valley startups and venture capital.
  • Readers who enjoy plots involving IPO speculation, financial stakes, and competing personal ambitions.
  • Those drawn to stories that combine journalism with a criminal mystery.

Themes

Startup culture and wealthAmbition and statusFinancial speculationJournalism and truthCrime and concealment

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Book overview

90 Days to IPO Riches - if they can just figure out what to do with the body!

 

A fast, fun, and twisty ride through the underbelly of Silicon Valley-where fortunes are made overnight and everyone is chasing their cut.

 

Mario Kennedy yearns to be part of tech's in-crowd. But with an unfair rap sheet and a job slinging pizzas, he's stuck on the outside. When MenuAi-a startup in which he holds advisory shares-announces it's going public, he finally gets his shot. That is, if he can survive the ninety-day lockup period... and the stock lives up to the hype.

 

Driving that hype is Ravi Singh, a rising star in venture capital determined to land his first unicorn-no matter the cost. Covering the frenzy is Jamie Villanueva, a young reporter caught between breaking the story and settling a personal score.

 

On the night of the IPO, a troubling twist:

 

A dead body turns up in the CEO's apartment. Expose the truth, and everything collapses. Conceal it until the lockup period expires, and walk away rich.

 

In Silicon Valley, it may be that making a killing... isn't just a figure of speech

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