harsh lewis
On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 4:55 PM, Lewis Bergman <lewis.berg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Having done this before in less severe circumstances I wouldn't do it > again. I think if you could run over there, stack equipment, sign a one > year upstream circuit to make it quicker setup, then advertise you would be > way ahead. > > My acquisition was a huge distraction from my internal growth. > > If you buy them their customers won't give a damn about be grateful. They > will golf you responsible add if you ate the one that drove them under in > the first place. Either run away or stomp them out of existence. Don't buy > their troubles. > > On Wed, Dec 14, 2016, 4:20 PM Lewis Bergman <lewis.berg...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Agreed >> >> On Wed, Dec 14, 2016, 2:03 PM Eric Kuhnke <eric.kuh...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> run away.... >> >> If they're down hard and not coming back up, their customers are angry >> and frustrated and disappointed, so serious reputation damage has been done >> to their brand name. >> >> Any money you might spend acquiring their network or customers would be >> better spent, in my opinion, letting them fail utterly and then doing >> targeted marketing (with your own, un-sullied brand name) of a new build >> network in their previous service area. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 11:58 AM, CBB - Jay Fuller < >> par...@cyberbroadband.net> wrote: >> >> >> So there is a WISP near us who we recently started coordinating with on >> frequencies, etc. >> >> Last Friday, the reached out and asked if we'd like to buy them. >> >> Then later that day they stated they were in a contract negotiation with >> their bandwidth provider and didn't see a solution. >> >> Over the weekend I spoke with someone else who had been affiliated with >> this company and basically their NOC has been >> repossessed by the bank. >> >> Monday they reached out and asked if we might sell them bandwidth. I >> told them we'd discuss it internally. >> >> Today I see on their facebook page their fiber is down - so this is day >> one of their going away, I'd assume. >> >> There is likely no time left for vetting or due diligence on reviewing >> this ISP for purchase so at this point it is likely a long shot. >> >> My question - I assume you would all advise run run run as fast as you >> can. >> >> From the time a WISP loses their bandwidth (and thus can't provide >> service) what is the rate of customer exodus? >> If we came to an agreement and resumed services say - just in time for >> Christmas - what percentage would you all guess >> the customer base would have departed? >> >> I am told they have 250 + or - >> >> I don't know if they're in an area where they are losing to the incumbent >> phone provider or cable provider. >> (I know they are in centurylink territory) >> >> I know our closest tower to them is 18 miles - but they're probably six >> hops from our head end. >> >> Merry Christmas. :) >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> >> >> >> -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team.
