Thanks to all who provided valuable feedback on the original Selling Air! What has come through loud and clear is that the story needs to become less of an insider story and more focused on the key characters. And many of you wanted more, uh, spice.

To that end, your author is busy combining what was going to be three separate books into one novel, taking our friends at InUnison and VibraWeb software companies from startup, through the insane IPO process and to the ultimate crash, hastened by the tragedy of the 9/11 attacks. The main characters of sales manager Wayne Angelis, systems engineer Porter Mitchell, and ethically-challenged Tom Gatto are still battling each other in the market and behind the scenes as both companies go public. They are joined by Corrine Mitchell, Porter's sister, who finds herself in a tug of war between an increasingly cynical Porter and Gatto who becomes smitten with the challenging Corrine.

The new Selling Air: The Trilogy will, in short, describe the life cycle of software startups during the insanity of the tech bubble era via the personal transformations of the characters and will appeal to a broad audience, not just insiders of the software industry.

Stay tuned to this space for more information!

Sincerely,
Dan Herchenroether

P.S. Anyone who knows a good literary agent or publisher, feel free to refer me to them!