Eli's Coming An exit strategy to die for by Tony Fascenda

“Eli’s Coming” is a semi-autobiographical account of a serial entrepreneur. It is written by Tony Fascenda who has founded three high-tech companies in an ongoing career. An average student until the 5th grade, he's 'awakened' by a math teacher who realizes the genius underneath the veil of a bored student that ultimately leads him on his path of entrepreneuring. It's an amazing tale of innovation, discovery and hard work. With a wife who's been with him all the way, their relationship has seen it all. One minute they're up, the next they're down. He keeps reaching for the brass ring but she just wants an even keel- a simple life. It’s a story of relationships and how two people deal with the stresses of life: both the successes and disappointments. Then one day, he wins the big one. His future life passes before him. He thinks about all the things he’s ever wanted and all the places he’s wanted to visit. The more he thinks about it, however, he decides he’s only the temporary custodian of all this cash that he’s won. He weighs all of the issues and decides to keep the lottery winnings secret from his wife until he figures out just what he’s going to do. First there is family and a few close friends that he wants to take care of but do it in a way they’ll never see coming. He enlists his wife, daughter and mother in “Eli’s Coming,” an outrageous and hilarious plan that only he could conceive. Seeing all of the hardship around him with people out of work and losing their homes, he decides there is a better use for this gift. He recruits a team to anonymously distribute the money he’s won to middle class people who have been adversely affected by the greed and corruption of a few. What he does with the money is amazing, hilarious and heart warming and serves as a lesson to us all in these troubled economic times.