Dark Capital · DC-015
He Built The Warehouse System. It Worked Perfectly. The Customers Never Came Fast Enough. The Company Went Bankrupt. His System Now Runs Every Major Online Grocery In Britain.
Carl Weston built an automated warehouse system in 1999 that became the backbone of Britain's online grocery operations. Despite his innovations, SwiftDeliver went bankrupt in 2001, and Weston received no credit. He has thirty-seven patents and is determined to be recognized.
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