Re: [WISPA] Looking for startup suggestions

Message- From: Justin Wilson Sent: Wednesday, February 8, 2017 4:50 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Looking for startup suggestions We have helped several startup wisps, and I’ve been a startup myself. Quick 10,000 foot overview. 1.Invest in a good backend from the start. Billing

Re: [WISPA] Looking for startup suggestions

We have helped several startup wisps, and I’ve been a startup myself. Quick 10,000 foot overview. 1.Invest in a good backend from the start. Billing, monitoring, etc. That way you can concentrate on installing customers. 2.Make the network modular enough to swap out vendors down the road.

Re: [WISPA] Looking for startup suggestions

org> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Looking for startup suggestions Penny wise pound foolish. Yes don't get caught up in the holy grail of wireless hype. On Fri, February 3, 2017 1:20 pm, Jay Weekley wrote: > Or that. Or get caught up in bleeding edge, "holy grail" sales hype. > &

Re: [WISPA] Looking for startup suggestions

Penny wise pound foolish. Yes don't get caught up in the holy grail of wireless hype. On Fri, February 3, 2017 1:20 pm, Jay Weekley wrote: > Or that. Or get caught up in bleeding edge, "holy grail" sales hype. > > > Don Spaulding wrote: > >> Similarly, don't choose a product line just because

Re: [WISPA] Looking for startup suggestions

Or that. Or get caught up in bleeding edge, "holy grail" sales hype. Don Spaulding wrote: > Similarly, don't choose a product line just because it's expensive. > > On Feb 2, 2017 7:48 PM, "Jay Weekley" > wrote: > > Don't choose

Re: [WISPA] Looking for startup suggestions

Question I have for myself. What kind of ROI are you looking for in a tower location? On Feb 3, 2017 9:06 AM, "Don Spaulding" wrote: > Similarly, don't choose a product line just because it's expensive. > > On Feb 2, 2017 7:48 PM, "Jay Weekley"

Re: [WISPA] Looking for startup suggestions

Wait a year or 2 if you can lots of cool new stuff coming out in the near future that will have you way ahead of the game if you start with it if not make sure upgrading is in your budget plan within the next 2 years On Fri, Feb 3, 2017, 10:06 AM Don Spaulding wrote: >

Re: [WISPA] Looking for startup suggestions

Similarly, don't choose a product line just because it's expensive. On Feb 2, 2017 7:48 PM, "Jay Weekley" wrote: > Don't choose a product line just because it's cheap. > > Chadwick Wachs wrote: > > We are a small co-op WISP and one of our goals was to publicly > >

Re: [WISPA] Looking for startup suggestions

Don't choose a product line just because it's cheap. Chadwick Wachs wrote: > We are a small co-op WISP and one of our goals was to publicly > document what we do. For some basic beginning info, take a look at: > http://www.auwireless.net/blog/ > > This is not to say this is the model or even

Re: [WISPA] Looking for startup suggestions

One thing I see a lot are people who focus so much on being a WISP that they forget it is also a real business. I have no idea about your business experience, but having a good foundation and some systems in place to start with will go a long way. There are a lot of WISPS/ISPs who are

Re: [WISPA] Looking for startup suggestions

We are a small co-op WISP and one of our goals was to publicly document what we do. For some basic beginning info, take a look at: http://www.auwireless.net/blog/ This is not to say this is the model or even the right way to start a WISP. It is simply what we did. Some of it works, some of it

[WISPA] Looking for startup suggestions

I am at the discovery and the beginning of research to start a WISP within my state (Wisconsin). My focus is to make this into a solid business model that I can build and expand eventually. I am taking my time I want to do this right and address all potential pitfalls or "gotchas" that may be