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One thing I can say for sure, is that, no, there is not alot of room in the consortium if you have nothing special to offer, live in a saturated area, or have a generally argumentative or negative attitude. -- Thanks, Steve Totaro +18887771888 (Toll Free) +12409381212 (Cell) +12024369784 (Skype) On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 9:03 AM, Alex Balashov <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Steve, > > It sounds like a good idea, but I'm having a bit of trouble > understanding how exactly it will work. Can you clarify: > > 1) What exactly is a "consortium for all things VoIP?" Just what does > that entail in practise? > > 2) How is it that various vendors doing overlapping things will be in > the consortium without directly competing with each other, if the > consortium is meant to be a channel for new deal flow? What's the idea? > Vertically integrate vendors that don't quite do the same thing? If > so, there isn't a lot of room in the consortium. > > -- Alex > > Steve Totaro wrote: > >> Hello everyone, >> >> I am going to throw out an idea and see if it sticks. I have had this >> idea for quite a while now and I think the moons have aligned to get >> it done.. >> >> I will be creating a consortium for all things VoIP as well as any >> other specialties a shop or individual can bring to the table, such as >> custom programming and dev work. >> >> The idea is that people and companies in the consortium operate under >> the name of the consortium. >> >> Some will be rejected or be kicked out of the consortium for doing >> anything that breaks the rules, such as stealing a customer, or >> regular complaints from customers. There will be a whole binding >> contract in this regard. >> >> Consortium members will be picked by geographical location, skill set, >> proficiency, and some other factors. >> >> Nobody in the consortium will directly compete with other members, and >> prices for services will be standardized. >> >> The the whole idea is for you to keep your business, yet operate to >> some degree in the consortium (no leaching). >> >> We all help each other out, either by sending leads, or even going on >> a sales calls for another person in the consortium (obviously, this >> would be a paid gig). Let's face it, some people can sell much better >> than others. For a big deal, I would potentially fly someone in who >> is great sales person and pay them well for their time. >> >> We can sub out work to each other that are in the inner circle of trust. >> >> One other HUGE and the main benefit when coming up with the idea, is >> that we will all act as one company on the surface, so there is great >> credibility there rather than a one, two, or even ten man shop. We >> will also act as one company to some degree behind the scenes. I have >> turned away plenty of business because I was booked solid or did not >> have the skillset nor time to learn it. >> >> I would gladly turn over that business to someone else in the >> consortium providing a get a kickback for the sale and the job get's >> done correctly. >> >> To the outside world, we appear to be a single World Wide company, >> with offices and technicians that could be onsite anywhere in the US >> and other countries. >> >> If you have any interest, questions, or any kind of feedback, please >> post to the list or email directly if it is not list material. >> > > > -- > Alex Balashov > Evariste Systems > Web : http://www.evaristesys.com/ > Tel : (+1) (678) 954-0670 > Direct : (+1) (678) 954-0671 > Mobile : (+1) (678) 237-1775 _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- asterisk-biz mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz
