Six Months to the Sale

By Rick Smith

A novel and business book wrapped together, Six Months to the Sale follows the story of a software company's leadership team as they go through the ups and downs of selling the company.

CEO Eleanor will get the deal done through her force of will. "For someone who's a grandmother of two, he was pretty sure that if the two of them were trapped in a rowboat far from shore, she would smile while asking him to pass her a knife, and then she would gut him for food rations until she was rescued."

CFO Ezra "knew that selling a company is a painful process with more twists and turns than the relationships of a group of teenage frenemies."

Head of Sales Desmond has one mission heading into a sale: "... no matter what, you need to prevent any clients from churning. Use your charm. Offer them a deal or crazy payment terms. I really don't care. But, no churns."

CTO Sid is "... holding the tech infrastructure together with phlegm, duct tape, and paper clips."

Will they kill each other? Or will they get a giant pile of cash at the end? Anything can happen and they've got six months to the sale. Six brutal months.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H88B9RYG
• ISBN13: 9798253825068
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"