Chapter 12
When Mark emerged from our bedroom, he seemed better. My hope was that he had regained his senses. In spite of his dislike for Hughes, Mark did not really want to see his new venture go belly up. More importantly, the company was still his best hope of getting his foot solidly inside the entrepreneurial door. Remarkably, he could save the day for the struggling business. He set up a meeting between Hughes and his long-time supporter Coco. With money to burn, Hughes had an urge to get into the systems business.
New developments could mean that the company could get off life support, at least temporarily, and Mark was optimistic that with new energy in the form of Howard, the business might actually turn into the kind of company of which he could be proud. For Mark, he still hel
