Last summer we had about 225 aircraft using our system with 200 of them paying the monthly fees. We had one of the largest companies in the industry ask to talk with us about a partnership. This quicky changed to them wanting to buy the system. I flew my airplane to meet them and they put on a full court press telling me how they were the industry experts at building flight scheduling software yet they had never built one. Its strange to hear someone talk about how they are so great at something but they have never done it before? Ok, so they wanted to buy the system and the offer was real. The price would had allowed me to relax for a few years and I would had gotton my money back I put into it. But then what? I would have to go back to flying I guess and I did not want to do that. So I stuck to my guns and told them I wanted more money. They would not pay it and then they started to threaten me. They said I must sell the system or they would build their own and put me out of business. Hummmmm lets see its it now 14 months later and they have never built their system. Its much harder than it looks. Its costs a great deal of money and time to build this stuff.
This brings me to the present day. We now have over 500 aircraft in the system and lets just say that several companies want this system! They call me all the time hoping I am going to show how give them the system. No joke! They honestly have asked me to give them the system? I know your rolling on the ground laughing right? Hell yeah I am also! The think I am stupid I guess. One of the companies said and I will quote "We thought you would just let us take the system off of your hands because its to much work for you and if we make money with it later we might give you some" I know what your thinking................did I hit him? No, not on this day. The thought did cross my mind though. This was not the first time someone asked me to give them my company.
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