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A Tale of Two Owners is the fable of Al Beaman and Robert Gilmore, co-owners of a high successful IT service company. As is the case with so many business co-owners, they eventually realize their exit goals are incompatible. Al reaches a point where he wishes to sell the company…

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1 author picked A Tale of Two Owners as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book, written in a fable format, tells the story of the aging co-founders of a successful technology company. Although they’ve worked well together for decades, their goals become incompatible when one wishes to sell and the other wishes to bring on a family member as a partner and eventual successor.

This book offers an insightful guide to the financial and psychological challenges and opportunities associated with bringing productive closure to a business relationship.

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