[Asterisk-biz] Investment opportunity for a growth company

[David Aldworth]

Hi Mike -

We have PRI's in Denver and are already offering the services you're
planning to offer others. If you're interested there may be some
partnership opportunity for you here. Give me a call, 303-629-8301.

Kind Regards, 
David Aldworth
http://www.teliax.com
888.270.3688
 
Great rates. Outstanding Service. 
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-biz-
> bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Michael Welter
> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 8:58 PM
> To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-biz] Investment opportunity for a growth
company
> 
> Robert Augustyn wrote:
> > All,
> > I cannot say if Seshu is a good person or a bad one but why do we go
out
> of
> > our way to slam on him?
> > To be honest I was very close to write very similar post.
> > I would not call myself a VC but I would consider myself a
businessman
> who
> > thinks that there is a great potential in this industry.
> > Currently I do not have a lot of time to do it all so yes I would
invest
> in
> > an existing business or a great idea.
> > I have experience in IT at all levels and as a businessman.
> > If anybody is interested in building a business together I would
love to
> > talk to you but you will have to be prepared to share your balance
> sheet,
> > Income statement other financials of your company otherwise nobody(
who
> > knows anything about valuation of a business ) will invest with you.
> >
> > Please contact me directly as I will not like to get into another
> similar
> > discussion.
> >
> The reason this started was because Seshu came across as a vulture
> capatalist rather than a serious investor.  The tone of your post, as
> compared with Seshu's, is much more positive.
> 
> So here is my private response to Seshu, right before I read your
post:
> 
>  >Yes, this thread is dead.  It's just too bad your final post wasn't
>  >your first post... none of this would have happened.
>  >
>  >So how risk averse are you?  I have some T-1 circuits I would like
to
>  >order (for VoIP/PSTN bridges), but the best price comes with a three
>  >year commitment--say $600/month for 36 months for one PRI circuit.
>  >Would you be willing to take some of that risk?  What would I have
to
>  >give up?
>  >
>  >Michael Welter
>  >303-674-2575
> 
> I'll eventually have VoIP/PSTN bridges in Denver, Salt Lake,
> Albuquerque/Santa Fe, Omaha/Lincoln, Minneapolis, Oklahoma City, and
> Kansas City.  I'll need two PRI circuits at each location.  From these
> systems I'll sell iPBX services to businesses, and I'll also offer
> wholesale termination to other VoIP providers.  There will also be
> hosting fees and Internet connection charges at each location.  I'll
be
> installing the Denver system in about two weeks with the launch in
March.
> 
> I'll also have a capital outlay of about $5,000 at each location.
> 
> Do you see a fit here?
> 
> Cheers,
> Mike
> 
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