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April 2008
The Entrepreneurs Phone System
Siamak Taghaddos, GotVMail's co-founder and CEO, talks with Alexis Glick, anchor of the Fox Business Network's Money for Breakfast program, about how GotVMail can "Help make Small Business Sound Big"...
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March 2009
Pricing: How Low Can You Really Go?
As the economy slowed last year, Siamak Taghaddos and David Hauser, the founders of GotVMail, began toying with the idea of price cuts. GotVMail, a Needham, Massachusetts-based company that offers virtual phone systems, had a few competitors, and the founders feared it couldn't gain market share without a price change.
January 2009
Make Your Business the Next Economic Epidemic
When it comes to viral video marketing, the big boys are using it as a cheap way to reach younger and more web-savvy audiences. But when you're a small business owner, sometimes 30 seconds, a camcorder and a twisted mind are all you have.
January 2009
You've GotVMail - Concentrating On A Specific Market Bring Rewards
Siamak Taghaddos and David Hauser met while attending the entrepreneur program at Babson College, located near Boston. Iranian-born (but Boston-raised) Siamak and Manhattan native David had each been involved in previous startup ventures, and were frustrated by the lack of affordable phone solutions available to very small businesses and entrepreneurs to help grow their business.
December 2008
Year of the Freak
Best Celebrity Endorsement: Gary Busey for GotVMail. For pure entertainment value, no one could touch Busey, who offered manic, nonsensical business tips in a staggering 40 spots for GotVMail. Wrote one reader: "Truly crazy or acting crazy ... he is funny." Of course, it's still unclear just what GotVMail is.
December 2008
Benefits on a Shoestring Budget
GotVMail, a Boston-based tech company that provides phone services, offers amenities reminiscent of small startups from the dot-com era. The company spends $1,000 a month having fresh fruit and healthy snacks delivered to the office, and employees receive free financial and legal advice, a perk that has been particularly relevant in recent weeks.
December 2008
Doing spot-on code reviews with remote teams
Christopher Buchino, director of software engineering at GotVMail Communications, has engineering teams in two offices, thousands of miles apart. Yet, he says, the code review process has continued to flourish. "This is more due to the importance we place on the process rather than tools, but tools have certainly helped," Buchino says.
December 2008
Viral Video Helps Market Products
Actor Gary Busey sits in a director's chair against a plain white background. "Last month, Congress gave protected status to the polar bears, but not to the grizzlies or black bears. What if we created a line of hair dye for these bears so they could look like polar bears...
October 2008
Should You Cut Prices in a Bad Economy?
Siamak Taghaddos, the CEO of GotVMail, a company with 50 employees, has a different take. He believes it all depends on what you're selling. "Cutting prices alone may start commoditizing some products and devalue others, which can lead to challenges when the economy turns around,"...
September 2008
Stand Out: GotVMail, A Phone System for Entrepreneurs
First, we're proud that we're able to empower tens of thousands of entrepreneurs to succeed with our virtual telecommunications tools, which help bypass the obstacles that mobile small businesses face.
September 2008
Google Chrome Comic Books Fetch $3,175 For Charity
"Thank you to David Hauser from GotVMail and Lincoln Patz from Success Wallpapers for their generous bids. Donors Choose does a lot with a little, and this money will help fund at least a few different much needed school projects."
September 2008
Company makes vendors their partners
With a plan in hand, they set out to make it happen. They borrowed what they could through conventional means but stopped short of looking for investors. Instead, they made deals with vendors. "We looked at our vendors as partners," Hauser said.
September 2008
Going Viral with Gary Busey: A Case Study in Social Media Innovation
When the co-founders of GotVMail Communications LLC were considering ways to promote their advanced virtual phone system to a wider audience of entrepreneurs in the spring 2008, they turned to an unlikely marketing resource: Oscar-winning Hollywood maverick Gary Busey...
August 2008
The Upright Position
Why tray table advertising aboard airplanes could send your brand's image soaring...
July 2008
Gary Busey's Wild Pitch
Video clips of the actor Gary Busey usually show public behavior that is certainly not appropriate for work. Yet his latest ramblings on video are all about the workplace.
At garybuseyonbusiness.com, the actor offers creative excuses for skipping work and advice on starting your own business...
July 2008
Bagging Lunch: The Inflation Effect
GotVMail Communications, a telecommunications company based in Needham, Mass., started subsidizing employee lunches last summer to offset rising food and gas prices in the area...
June 2008
Virtualizing Your Business
"Basically, this is a virtual PBX system. In other words, there is no need to manage hardware or pay for consultants. Instead, Shafae pays for the service on a subscription basis."
June 2008
Making Virtual a Reality
A lot of business can be conducted over the internet, but phones aren't going away any time soon. "For many of our businesses, their phone system is their lifeline. It's the first thing that their customer interacts with," ...
April 2008
GotVMail? Check it out...
The computerized world we all live in has given lots of business people new freedom. There's no need to be tied to the office -- or even have an office. But, how do you "sound" like you have a big office? A fast growing company in Needham, Massachusetts has the answer.
April 2008
The Entrepreneurs Phone System
Siamak Taghaddos, GotVMail's co-founder and CEO, talks with Alexis Glick, anchor of the Fox Business Network's Money for Breakfast program, about how GotVMail can "Help make Small Business Sound Big"...
February 2008
Worthwhile Small Business Technologies
These 10 able technologies can make life easier for the small business owner. Among them: wireless connectivity and free conference calling
January 2008
GotVMail: Making a connection
When Siamak Taghaddos and David Hauser got together at Babson College to launch a startup aimed at providing very small businesses and entrepreneurs with a voice-mail service, they knew their chosen market had traditionally proven an elusive target ...
December 2007
2008: The Year of the International Solopreneur
You've been thinking about it for a while now. Yeah, I'm talking to you, the aspiring event planner. You too, would-be financial consultant. And that goes double for you public relations "wanna be." In fact this message is for anyone who has a dream of becoming their own boss...
November 2007
A Wealth of Telecom Choices
A virtual smorgasbord of telecommunications selections these days means entrepreneurs have to choose what is best for business.
September 2007
Wi-Fi gets this bunny hopping
...the co-founder of a Weston, Mass., firm that operates an Internet-based call-answering system for small businesses called GotVMail Communications. He and others at the company configured their Nabaztag to vocalize status and trouble messages that arose on their system.
August 2007
Overcoming Adversity Opens A Path To Growth
Building a company requires a high tolerance for adversity.
Successful entrepreneurs rarely let nasty surprises or severe setbacks break their spirit. Here's how three founders of thriving firms overcame hurdles along the way...
February 2007
Making the Call
Phone-focused solutions offer additional (and cost-conscious) options for improving on-the-job efficiency...
January 2007
The Top 40 Under 40
Call it 2006's most promising young guns. The top 40 under 40 list is our remarkable selection of those talented young leaders...
January 2007
The Best Products of the Year
Welcome to the second annual Product of the Year Award issue and 2007 Buyer's Guide, your one-stop guide to the best...
November 2006
A Dozen Ways to Boost Your Business
Want to cut costs, improve communications, reduce paperwork, and say bye-bye to administrative headaches? These 12 technologies can rocket...
November 2006
Prime Location (PDF)
Give your clients a B.E. 100s impression by opening a virtual office.
September 2006
Just Listed (PDF)
Small Real Estate Development Company Gets Listed with Virtual Phones.
September 2006
GotVMail
A Cost-Effective Telephone Option For Businesses.
August 2006
You've Got V-Mail
Like most realtors, Scott Petersen lives - and dies - by the phone. It's his most...
April 2006
Virtual Help Line
When Kelly McGovern started her mortgage service business six years ago, she set up...
March 2006
Can They Reach You Now?
Virtual phone system helps small firms stay in touch with customers anywhere, anytime
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