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Formula is a novel about a young man living in San Francisco that works in Big Tech, but who conceives, at the beginning of the story, of an idea for a new business, which he proceeds to execute by partnering with a local rapper. The journey by which Timothy Mainwaring pursues the American Dream goes beyond the professional sphere, however ; but extends to the world of social ambition, where he is being put up for the exclusive Wolsey Yacht Club, and also into the romantic sphere, where he is chasing a girl well out of his league. Watch as the worlds of sports, art, and music coincide with those of tech, politics, and yacht clubs, as Timothy Mainwaring yearns for all that is best and most beautiful, and his friends the Priest, the Poet, and the Buffoon exercise each their angelic influence over his destiny.