I second that. The opportunists who saw a quick buck will be selling off equipment in a few years. Good thing the government is giving them lots of cash so they can buy some expensive gear to be sold later for cheap!
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 11:57 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Barriers to WISP growth Yeah, what he said! I'm gonna work REALLY hard to pay down debt and put some money in the bank over the next 3 or 4 years. I want to be ready to pick those companies up. marlon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marco Coelho" <[email protected]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 8:20 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Barriers to WISP growth > Patrick, > > Not being one for gov money.... > > We have excellent credit. We have that because we only expand at a > rate the will allow funding (new business) to cover our costs. So the > cycle goes: > > 1. Build out X number of Towers. > 2. Market X number of Areas. > 3. Install Customers to X*Y until well funded. > > Repeat. > > I think a lot of the companies that take stimulus money are going to > go under in the long run. They will go like the dot-coms. Build > build Build.... Ah shit no revenue! > > That being said, we are vertical, all workers work for the company. > That is the only way you can control quality. Good employees are very > hard to find. For every 100-200 applications/resumes, maybe 10 are > worth talking to seriously. You're lucky to find 1 that is worth > hiring. > > Always a ray of sunshine! > > Marco Coelho > Argon Technologies Inc. > > > On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 7:25 PM, RickG <[email protected]> wrote: >> Patrick, >> >> #1- Labor: There is very little skilled resources here. >> #2- Funding: Especially for labor. Normal financing channels are >> available but I will not take on too much debt at one time. >> #3- Time: There is little extra time to dedicate towards expansion >> versus daily operations. >> >> Notes- >> Employees: Too small to enjoy such a "luxury". >> Stimulus: I don't believe in it and did not apply. >> Technologies: Proprietary equipment are a bit too expensive unless you >> buy CPE in 100 packs. Even then, the AP's are still expensive. >> >> -RickG >> >> On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 11:37 AM, Patrick Leary <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Regardless of your tech choice -- Moto, 802.11-based, WiMAX or other, I >>> am interested to know what are the greatest barriers to growth and why? >>> >>> Some possibilities: >>> Is it funding and if so, are your normal channels for money frozen or >>> otherwise gone? >>> Is it competition? If so, how specifically. >>> Are you constrained from hiring due to high cost of employee benefits >>> (e.g. health insurance)? >>> Are you stalled waiting for response from your stimulus application? >>> Are you stalled trying to defend against someone else's stimulus >>> application that would include your market? >>> Are the current technologies too expensive or technicall inadequate to >>> deliver what you need to compete? >>> >>> Patrick Leary >>> Aperto Networks >>> 813.426.4230 mobile >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- >>> WISPA Wants You! 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