A broke founder with −$50k net worth and a billionaire are separated by one calendar day.

One day: ramen, maxed cards, couch-surfing in SoMa.
Next day: liquidity event. Personal wealth jumps 5,000× before lunch.

Same zip code. Same coffee shop. Same group chats. Same hoodie.

Only difference: one wire transfer already landed, the other hasn’t.

The canyon is an illusion.
It’s a hairline crack, and they’re standing on opposite sides of it—millimeter apart.