Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Fera Technologies

["Jerry Gamblin" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

> Oh.  Now I remember what that is:
>
> https://mlug.missouri.edu/list-archives/discussion/2004-04/msg00434.php3
>
> Sorry to hear this.  I hope Mikhail is doing well in whatever he is doing.
> So maybe he should have gone with "Misha's House of Microchips" after all!
>
> Mike

I remember seeing an ad for them that said they were open 24 hours a
day and figured that had the silliest business idea I had heard in a
long time. Who is awake at 2:30AM and decides that they need to get
their computer fixed? It can't be that big of a market.

As for Vern's comment I think that "not specialized computer
consulting" works on very thin margins with most small business only
willing to pay at the most $25 an hour for pre-purchased hours and
$30-$35 for on demand hours. So if you are only charging someone $25
an hour for a service and they have to keep a business solvent it is
hard to pay an employee more than $10 an hour (I am not saying it is
right but it is the market right now).

My experience is that these small computer consulting companies turn
into "experience mills" for their employees who stay for a year or so
to build a resume and then move on to a more stable job.

--
Thanks,

Jerry Gamblin

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