On 1/29/06, R. Scott Belford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Matt Darnell wrote: > > On 1/29/06, R. Scott Belford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> Novell *has* migrated their own stuff. They address this subject well. > >> Rana Dutt definitely could have taught you a few things about big > time > >> VOIP deployments. I fear, Matt, you are determined to stick to your > >> opinion in spite of the facts. > > > > > > If by facts you mean ultimate truths, you might be right - 2+2=4....if > by > > facts you mean the common understanding, you could no be more wrong. If > you > > were correct, every single person who heard about TCON would have crazy > not > > to attend. All that knowledge, experience, and brain power in one > place. > > I really don't follow this. For the most part, people did not attend > because of the time of year, time of week, and time of day. Next year > we will do this on Friday and Saturday.
I hope changing the day makes a big difference. > > > Most people believe that the first step to fixing a problem is > identifying > > it. TCON's problem might only a be marketing and perception problem. > > I believe (no facts to back this up, but as we determined earlier, that > is > > my style, I guess that is why I do so well business) > > What business is it that you do so well. Telecommunications...I thought you knew that, perhaps you forgot in that last 24 hours *please note my sarcasm* you think the local OSS > > establishment let you down by not attending TCON. You should be mad at > the > > California OSS groups for not attending. > > I am not mad at anyone for not attending. I am frustrated with myself > for not doing better. If you wish to productively contribute, shall I > add you to our planning list and invite you to meetings? Will you be > able to commit time? Will you deliver on your commitment? > > Ask yourself, why didn't they > > come. Same why I ask myself why didn't XYZ buy my product. I see the > value > > of my product, they must be stupid. If I continue to sell my product > the > > same way, who is being stupid, me or the customers that keep saying no? > > We had an outstanding first year and a strong second year. Lots of > things can be better, and they will be. I have asked myself plenty, > Matt, about what I could have done better. Unlike most businesses, the > successes, failures, and shortcomings of HOSEF remain in the open and > pretty well documented on our hosef-managers list. > > > > > > > We are definitely interested in informed, pro-active, and *timely* help. > > > > > > You should have asked that question 10 months b4 TCON, not 10 days, that > > would have been timley. > > Announcements about *TPOSSCON*, that is the name, Matt, not TCON*, were > made here on LUAU and on hosef-managers far more than 10 days before the > event. I began asking those on hosef-managers for help a long time ago > - where were you and all this know-it-all attitude when it was needed? My first post was a culmination of 12 years of attending all sorts of technical trade shows. It is a shame it has come to this. I am so very interested in informed feedback, but not when you state > mis-truths and consider an "I told you so" or "You should have" to be > professional or appropriate. I wish everyone who will be involved with TPOSSCON in the future the best of luck in the future. I hope you find direction, leadership, purpose and most of all attendees. I am finshed responding to this thread. If anyone wishes to 'get in the last word' please feel free & reply. If anyone wshes to discuss my opinions I would happy to chat on the phone or in person. There is no way a real time discussion would spiral out of control like this. 356-0009 Aloha, Matt
