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February 19, 2005
Three Things
When I decided to start a mobile wireless company, I had three basic requirements for the business model that had to be met.
1. It had be challenging, creative and fun. I'd been working at a company that had a ton of potential but wasn't doing anything very challenging.
2. Global market. Of course any idea I was going to have would be in mobile, but I wanted to make sure that the addressable market for thhe products/services was International if not potentially global. There is just so much going on outside of the U.S. in mobile I wanted to make sure I had a chance to be a part of it.
3. I didn't want to rely on carriers for revenue. The carriers can not be in the revenue stream anywhere. The last two mobile companies I've worked for, we were beholden to wireless carriers for our channel. That situation was frustrating and as the mobile markets heat up it is going to get maddening for content and application providers who need deck placement.
With mobile development tools and service company I've been able to do all of these things. I'm very excited about where the mobile industry is going and the opportunities that are coming with the increased speed of the market and the networks.
Posted by David Adams at February 19, 2005 04:32 AM