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

[Jim Ray]

Well, shoot!  If Paul is in, I wanna play.  I remember interviewing with
Paul for a job back in the day.  After landing and starting up my second
largest contract in my ten year history last month, that money is about to
burn a hole in my pocket.  I'm interested in kicking around new ideas :-)

Don't tell my wife that my 1999 VW Jetta is getting Bridgestone Potenzas,
struts and sway bar.  He he.  You only live once.

Regards,
 
Jim
 
Jim Ray, President
Neuse River Networks
tel: 919-838-1672 cell: 919-606-1772
http://www.Neuse.Net
 
Connecting You to the World since 1997
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
Behalf Of Paul G.
> Szabady
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 9:51 PM
> To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] need an employee --- scratch that -- need a business
partner
> 
> 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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