[TriLUG] need an employee --- scratch that -- need a business partner

[Paul G. Szabady]

Hi Greg!

I'm interested!  I don't have all the requirements listed below, but I
have quite a bit of knowledge as well as self motivation and incentive to
work "for myself" again.  I built an ISP in 96 and (unfortunately) merged
with someone in 99.  Things didn't work out with the merger so I left.  I
have since (99-present) been working as a working manager of the SysAdmin
group at the National Institute of Environmental Sciences in RTP as well
as some consulting on the side.  I also have a good relationship with a
local ISP that might be beneficial.  Let me know if you'd like to get
together to discuss this opportunity.

Thanks!

-- 
Paul
@ Thy Service

> Ok, people, my desperation level is reaching new highs regarding wireless.
> There is NO WAY I'm going to be able to do the work I have on my plate by
> myself.  Here is what I have coming up:
>
> 1. medium town in NC.  They want FULL MUNICIPAL wi-fi coverage.  This is
> going to be a big one, and I'm not sure I even want to tackle it.  I know
> I
> don't want any part of it on my own.
>
> 2. one 320 unit condo unit on the crystal coast (salter path, nc area).
> The
> competition is going to charge these people $13 per unit, PER MONTH.
> Folks,
> that is $4160 a month, over $49,000.00 per year!  Half of that, even with
> eating the hardware costs up front, is $2130 per month.  Once you are a
> place like this YOU ARE IN.  You can't tell me that a new company (me and
> whoever) making over $25,000.00 per year on one contract, our first one,
> is
> a bad thing.   Granted I might come in even a little lower, just because I
> know where the competition is doesn't mean I'm going to gouge them.
> Besides, I know the owner of this property owns other properities as well.
>
> 3. 45 condo unit on the outer banks (speculative, but quite possible)
>
> 4. TWELVE APARTMENT COMPLEXES IN GREENVILLE (speculative, this is in the
> very early states)
>
> What I'm saying people is this could be a great money-maker as a side
> business until it grows to the point that it could be full-time.
>
> Who am I looking for?
>
> Must know and love all things open-source (even if you just like open
> source, it's okay, but be prepared to get to know OpenWRT very, very
> well).
> Must know wi-fi *REALLY* well, including amplification and issues
> associated
> with amplification
> Capture and release portals would be a good thing to know
> payment systems would be fantastic..
> ordering of provisioned circuits: T1s, T3s, high-speed Internet over
> fiber,
> etc.
> networking (of course)
> knowing a good bit about construction doens't hurt either, a lot of
> antennas
> get mounted externally through walls
>
> The bad news is a lot of the work, site surveys, etc, will be done one
> weekends, at least for now.  How far can this be taken?  I don't know.  It
> may end up just being a good money-marker on the side for both of us.
> Maybe
> it will become a profitable company.  It might totally suck and we both
> end
> up hating it and walk away.  I don't know.  What I do know is I'm over my
> head.  I'm either going to find someone who shares the passion for this as
> I
> do or I'm going to walk away from a lot of money and jobs.  And I don't
> want
> to do that.
>
> Reply to me off-list of you are interested.
>
> Greg
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