There is always a moment before things begin.
Not the visible one.
Not the launch.
Not the first product.
The quiet one.
Where nothing looks like progress.
But everything depends on it.
Decisions that don’t feel important.
Steps that don’t feel exciting.
Documents.
Calls.
Things to figure out.
A visit to the court, still ahead.
No one sees it.
But this is where things take shape.
Slowly.
Silently.
Before anything starts.