On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 12:18 PM, Richard Lyman <[email protected]> wrote: > TP'n to follow flow. I haven't read every post on this thread so > forgive me (please) for stating something that might have been already > stated.
I do not forgive you, there are not that many posts to read through and not taking a moment to do so makes you a non-candidate. > > From what i am hearing.. various 'approved' consultants can join this > consortium (bringing with it, its clients), the resulting 'client base' > is served by all consortium consultants (by geographic or even specialty > if needed). This allow centralized resource sharing (office presence, > etc). Certainly not a candidate. Your customers are your customers, they are not part of the pool and this has been repeated several times. > > As nice as that sounds, i find it hard that any one (but a close knit > group of 'buddies') would pool there clients this way. Here are two > brief examples. > > 1. Clients that will work with various consultants, then decide they > like 1 (or a small subset) best, and only work with them. This may and will happen. > > 2. Consultant could be contacted outside the consortium but a Client > who then goes through the consortium. (clients routinely hunt quotes, > and how will the consortium do so against itself?) This may and will happen. > > Sorry if this seems convoluted, i am waiting for the coffee to brew. Proof you should read or at least skim (read speed reading) the whole thread and get your coffee before you post. > > Alex Balashov 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. >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > --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 > -- Thanks, Steve Totaro +18887771888 (Toll Free) +12409381212 (Cell) +12024369784 (Skype) _______________________________________________ --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
