"Ben Gould"

apologies Ted, ( I know a Ben Gold... ) -jmz


On 2/23/06, Joshua Zeidner <jjzeidner@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Judd,
>
>   Yes, I think that would be the best strategy.  Ben Gould mentioned this
> already.  I would really like to know where the major data pipes are in
> phoenix and maybe I can put some kind of package together.  COX or Qwest
> will not let you resell the data.  I can work out the financials fairly
> easily.  If anyone is intrigued by this idea, please let me know maybe I
> will start a seperate group or something.  Generally I am interested in
> talking to these kinds of people:
>
>    1) People who have experience or are currently running cafes( I know a
> few people already )
>    2) People who are independent OSS developers in Phoenix and elsewhere
> and understand their needs
>    3) Lawyers who work with IT contractors
>    4) Entrepreneurs and Investors who are interested in a low-cap business
> opp., are connected to the OSS sector or cafe biz
>    5) People who would like to input ideas or development to such a
> project.
>
>   I am a very fair guy and anyone who is interested we can cut into the
> deal according to effort and experience.  Most of the effort is working out
> legal stuff, developing infrastructure( web programming, etc. ), researching
> pricing, etc.  I want people who are dedicated to Linux and Phoenix.
> Possibly it may develop into a more general kind of OSS fiduciary.
>
> jmz
>
>
>
>
> On 2/23/06, Judd Pickell <pickell@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I may have missed this in the conversation, but wouldn't it be
> > technically easier to go into an existing cafe (probably a small locally run
> > one) and just provide the services that have been outlined? Less overhead
> > startup, and if the idea takes off, you could easily move to a new location.
> >
> >
> > If I already missed that part of the conversation, I apologize, please
> > feel free to ignore me.
> >
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