Re: [AFMUG] DiviNetworks?

2022-03-17 Thread Sam Lambie
Right? And they are pushy AF. On Wed, Mar 16, 2022 at 9:15 PM Steve Jones wrote: > We are finally looking at them, I believe this was the outfit WISPA pimped > our contacts too. Seems like a covert botnet for very little comparable > revenue > > On Wed, Mar 16, 2022 at 6:45 PM Bill Prince wrot

Re: [AFMUG] DiviNetworks?

2022-03-17 Thread Steve Jones
You think about it though, you might not read the whole thing, but you do pay more attention to the email. I assume theyre sending the ones that imply you were already having a conversation with them. Good marketing tactic. They have their name being discussed here On Thu, Mar 17, 2022, 12:06 PM S

Re: [AFMUG] DiviNetworks?

2022-03-17 Thread Sam Lambie
I think what gets me the most is the fact that WISPA did in fact give them my email address and they can't take silence as an answer. Even after I said I wasn't interested the 1st time. Delete and move on. On Thu, Mar 17, 2022 at 11:33 AM Steve Jones wrote: > You think about it though, you might

[AFMUG] Ot: vauluing an investor

2022-03-17 Thread Steve Jones
So im buying out a friends business. Not big, small drill and such. Enough that a guy can get started and build upward. I just am afraid of heights and want to get lower and build something with my kid. I have an interested party that made me an offer, it will get me a second truck and mini excava

Re: [AFMUG] Ot: vauluing an investor

2022-03-17 Thread Sam Lambie
My father always said never take partnerships if you can help it. I didn't listen to him and now I am a partner with my brother. We still like each other. On Thu, Mar 17, 2022 at 11:47 AM Steve Jones wrote: > So im buying out a friends business. Not big, small drill and such. Enough > that a guy

Re: [AFMUG] Ot: vauluing an investor

2022-03-17 Thread Sean Heskett
See if he’ll give you a loan with a good interest rate (for him) instead. (6-10%) If you do give up some ownership I wouldn’t give up more than 25% unless it’s a total 50-50 type work environment. If his only contribution is money and not labor then keep ahold of as much as you can. Good luck!

Re: [AFMUG] Ot: vauluing an investor

2022-03-17 Thread Bill Prince
Be brutally honest with him about what your expectations are, and what you think his return might (or might not) be, and map out exit strategies for both of you (just him, just you, or total bail out). bp On 3/17/2022 10:44 AM, Steve Jones wrote: So im buying out a friends business. Not big,

Re: [AFMUG] Ot: vauluing an investor

2022-03-17 Thread Steve Jones
He does have labor, but its commercial alarm, structured cable type labor, i dont know that hed be able to keep staff sending them out for shovelwork. He gains access to underground, has some benefit to him on the commercial work, but limited to specific project work. He wants my brains, i want to

Re: [AFMUG] 3 Sectors posing as Omni

2022-03-17 Thread Jason McKemie
https://mimosa.co/accessories/n5-360 On Wednesday, March 16, 2022, David Sovereen via AF wrote: > I could have sworn that a few years ago, I saw a rather fat Omni that was > really 3 120-degree sectors in an omni form-factor. > > I would like to put one up to save on some tower rent cost, but am

Re: [AFMUG] Ot: vauluing an investor

2022-03-17 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
I really dislike partners that are not my kids. I would not ever give up controlling interest. I have had some 50/59 deals that worked. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 17, 2022, at 11:44 AM, Steve Jones wrote: > >  > So im buying out a friends business. Not big, small drill and such. Enough >

Re: [AFMUG] Ot: vauluing an investor

2022-03-17 Thread Steve Jones
I really am hoping my boy gets behind it, I want him to vest in 5 years. but with another partner it may not work that way On Thu, Mar 17, 2022 at 3:30 PM Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > I really dislike partners that are not my kids. I would not ever give up > controlling interest. I have had so

[AFMUG] OT fun

2022-03-17 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
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