Comments on: Goodbye, Tello

By: Gettng Presence Right : voiceontheweb.biz

Gettng Presence Right : voiceontheweb.biz — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:55:09 +0000

[...] this past weekend we heard about the demise of a blue ribbon funded VoIP service, Tello; Om’s initial report lead to a report of a second closing at GloPhone. But today it is not simply about having VoIP and [...]

By: Trying to Be like Bill Gates » Gates Foundation directs $10M to Duke

Trying to Be like Bill Gates » Gates Foundation directs $10M to Duke — Sun, 20 May 2007 20:54:26 +0000

[...] to death. What seems extra striking, however, is that the same week that Twitter hit the mainstream,a company called Tello disappeared. While Twitter is almost the definition of the accidental startup (created out of the the confusion [...]

By: Skype Journal

Skype Journal — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 09:27:22 +0000

Gettng Presence Right...

Andy at VoIP Watch has a "must read" post on the role of, and lack of business models for, voice in portals. He goes into how Yahoo, AT&T, AOL and, yes, even Microsoft are struggling with how to derive a......

By: The magic of 'presence' «

The magic of 'presence' « — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:12:56 +0000

[...] presence aggregator that was started up up by Jeff Pulver in 2006 - Tello. But, according to Goodbye, Tello they are no longer as of a few days [...]

By: dr_k

dr_k — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 03:18:46 +0000

Tello was an interesting concept before it was hit by the bright shiney object of the month club. It started, as most startups do, with a few folks in a bar, only one of them listed as ‘founders’. These folks poured heart and sweat into figuring out products and technologies.

Along come a few ‘luminaries’ short on real startup experience and an untried, 1st time CEO who brought in his own team resulting in a predictable, as you say “had a mutiny of sorts.” By months before it was done, not a one of the original ‘founders’ were left, having been run off directly or, “up and quit”.

It was a fun ride while it lasted. Rumors of a shareholder lawsuit are rattling around as well.

By: Juris Kaža » IP telefonijas “mirsme”, Dāvids pret Lattelecom (2)

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 08:24:29 +0000

[...] IT/telekom jaunumi, Latvijas IT/telekom jaunumi un baumas Oms Maliks (Om Malik) savā blogā pamanījis, ka paātrinājusies dažādu interneta telefonijas (voice over IP jeb VOIP) kompāniju mirstība. [...]

By: Vinay

Vinay — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 07:55:28 +0000

Well there are more companies to join the club. allfreecalls.net is down for a while. hopfully it will get back on track. my wishes to pat phelan. However he is doing good on the uk version.

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 22:21:12 +0000

Yep, Aswath ... slip on my part. Sorry about that! Meant to say Vonage. Not exactly the low rent distrect around those parts, eh? Had no clue it was Pru.

But it might be Verizon, soon enough ... ;)

By: Phil Butler

Phil Butler — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 02:03:40 +0000

Hi, I hate to be a downer, but will anyone ever create anything with a cell phone?

I actually have gotten to the point where I refuse to write about them.

If I could call Andromeda and talk to Elvis, then I might be impressed with VOIP or mobile technology again.

Barring that, the endless hours we spend (not only talking on the jabber widgets)but writing about them borders on human collective insanity.

Just some thoughts, sorry to rain on everyone, just remember a time when we actually talked to each other, in person and up close.

Phil Butler

By: Adrian keys

Adrian keys — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 23:37:52 +0000

I wonder how desensitized we have become. What about the shattered dreams, the jobs lost...and what about the failures themselves? What do they mean for the very industries (whether Web 2.0 or VOIP) that we feed off?

Am I missing something?

By: UraSlacker

UraSlacker — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 23:08:27 +0000

Errmmmm...looks like they just moved offices to Campbell. Take a look at their "contact" page now.

Cheers,

uraslacker

By: Aswath

Aswath — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 22:26:14 +0000

Verizon’s fancy digs in Holmdel?Did you mean Vonage? If so, it was owned by Pridential. It was never part of Death Star.

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 15:21:16 +0000

Vonage will be eaten by a competitor, sooner or later. Likely sooner. Once their ear acqusition burn rate gauge nears E, they’ll be snapped up. My first guess is AT&T. Second and third is a tie between Verizon and AOL.

But the big question is who owned (owns?) Verizon’s fancy digs in Holmdel. Could it have been part of the Death Star at one time?

By: Goodbye, Tello

Goodbye, Tello — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 08:30:21 +0000

[...] Tello, a complicated company with a complicated product around “presence” (letting people find you when you want them to, and not when you don’t), has quietly disintegrated. [...]

By: Vic

Vic — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 08:15:39 +0000

Looks like DOT com companies again. All the big successful upstarts shutting down, but in this case, they did it to themselves. VoIP in general is here to stay, though. Lets hope the more innovative companies stick around long enough to help it progress.

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By: whoopee

whoopee — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 03:12:02 +0000

just voip? just web2? all of the trash around the valley is only floating due to the high tide of the stock market, just like in 99.

the tide is going out, any company that was “marginal” as of march 2007 is just running out the clock. 2008 is going to replay 2001. expect applicants to start seeking “solid” companies again.