Yes. What he said.... -Jeff Ehman
-----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Randy Cosby Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 8:37 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] American Dollar. Was: Re: Barriers to WISP growth Foreign goods (such as chips in our radios) will go up in dollar price. Even food, natural gas, etc. can go up as those are priced on a global market basis. If one Chinese yuan (or whatever they use) can buy two bushels of wheat where it used to buy one, they can bid the price up on wheat (maybe to 1.5 bushels for a yuan) and still come out ahead. We Americans with our "weak dollar" then end up paying more (at the new global price) for wheat. Likewise, if our coal can be shipped overseas for a better price than what the producers can get on the American market, the global price of coal then goes up, and we end up paying more for electricity. Suddenly we become an exporter again, our trade deficit starts to move the opposite direction from what it has in recent years. Some problems get better, others get worse. The free market is an amazing thing. If we quit messing with it artificially through "stimulus" and over-regulation, things normalize quite a bit quicker than we might expect. Randy On 10/9/2009 7:25 AM, Travis Johnson wrote: > I've never understood this thinking... who cares if the dollar is > "worth less" to the rest of the world? If it will still buy groceries, > or pay my power bill, why does it matter? > > Travis > Microserv > > RickG wrote: >> "put some money in the bank" >> The question is: which currency? >> With the dollar falling (or failing) what good is it going to do in the bank? >> I guess I'll just keep pouring it back into the company because its >> gonna be worthless soon. >> Any other ideas guys? >> -RickG >> >> On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 11:57 AM, Marlon K. Schafer<o...@odessaoffice.com> >> wrote: >> >>> 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"<coelh...@gmail.com> >>> To: "WISPA General List"<wireless@wispa.org> >>> 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<rgunder...@gmail.com> 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<ple...@apertonet.com> >>>>> 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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