{"product_id":"cryptic-boards-srinivas-mahankali-9798899610790","title":"Cryptic Boards: Games Founder Play behind the Headlines","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn India's start-up boom, billion-dollar valuations rise overnight-then vanish by sunrise. Cryptic Boards takes a peek at boardroom door as it happens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShantanu 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-until a midnight breach exposes forged orders and a silent partner that shouldn't exist. Enter Natasha Jain, a forensic-security prodigy who discovers the saboteurs are SpectreFox, an elite hacker syndicate with one demand: license SecuComp's breakthrough \"Beacon\" platform or watch the company burn.With regulators circling and auditors blinking, Shantanu must choose-ally with yesterday's enemy or see his life'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenned 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 \"governance\" and \"resilience\" 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-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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Srinivas Mahankali\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798899610790\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Notion Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d","brand":"Srinivas Mahankali","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852462076159,"sku":"9798899610790","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cryptic-boards-srinivas-mahankali-9798899610790","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}