Nadia's POV
The Singapore call was at seven AM on a Thursday.
Carol's team, the Singapore partners, and I. Julian had Elise. I could hear them in the kitchen while I set up in the office, his voice low and unhurried, Elise making the sounds she made when she was being fed something she had opinions about.
Normal background noise.
I closed the office door and dialed in. The call ran for ninety minutes.
The Singapore partners were precise, detail-oriented, the kind of people who asked the same question three different ways to make sure the answer was consistent. I'd prepared for that. The framework held up every time they tested it.
By the end, they'd agreed to the phased entry strategy and asked for a timeline on the India expansion modeling.
I gave them six weeks.
Carol messaged me
