hm... my first idea was: "what pill did this guy got?" - my second is: "he's not techie, must be marketing" :)
to be honest, I think the old ISP business is a dead end for small newcomers. hosting, colocation etc. is already distributed among the other SP's - starting a new company will ruin you ... ... except if you have that glorious idea - which you indicate below.
can you explain a little bit more what service you offer to those 30 active customers? below I read a lot of marketing blurp :)
-steven
On 08/02/12 03:49, chris burri wrote:
To whom it may concern:
Starting from zero and nowhere plus an old computer, I've spent the last few Months since September 2011 in St. Gallen, building a small but steady ISP operation supporting close to 30 active customers as of right now.
At my business' core, a remarkable web of ideas. Entirely founded on a rather ingenious prepaid-everything-everywhere philosophy, aiming for no less than total evasion from last-mile stranglehold and reseller slavery in particular and other, potentially unhealthy dependencies in general while reaching far beyond "just" telecommunications, into financial services and more. Much of this glorious plan has been condensed down from my brains into a paper, covering 86 pages A4 already. Some people would literally kill to get their hands on those pages, they just don't know yet... But gladly, there's no need to send a hitman! I'll let you read the entire thing if you sign me an NDA or hire me on the spot.
I've evaluated the basics, considered the law, estimated the cost, implemented a network, set up a pilot, demonstrated the principle functioning in a live environment, devised products for the market and -in virtually no time- started attracting customers, making money since March 2012. Everything was looking just fine and very promising and I've been busy preparing the next steps: getting admission as an "FDA", just before hiring a handful of motivated people to get things moving swift on a larger scale. We were about to start rumbling the neighbourhood, if not the entire city and more!
As it turns out, I've relied on the wrong people to do business with and back this up - Now, everything appears to be going down the drain, anytime soon.
Because....my operation is yet about 10 times too small in terms of customers to survive by itself (aka pay for the running costs and allowing myself a humble salary for shelter, food and living a rather simple life), I've been trying to find fresh capital to support expansion as planned. Alas, in vain so far. So little time, way too little time - And that little time's about to run out.
So...uh... I could use a little HELP over here.
An Angel investor, perhaps? A "friendly takeover" by another ISP? An offer for a decent job? While I bring my customers, my brains and -likely- my plans with me?
All your questions, suggestions and considerations are very-most welcome off-list. I'm open to your ideas. This is a chance. I just don't want to succumb and give in!
Serenely
Chris Burri Informatiker EFZ
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