- Alexander Muse
that initially aired on INHD and can currently be seen on VOOM. [ [http://www.entrepreneur.com/magazine/entrepreneur/2005/july/78298.html Working the Net - Entrepreneur.com ] ] [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2059259/ Alex Muse ] ] Muse maintains the popular weblog [http://www.texasstartupblog.com Texas Startup Blog] [ [http://www.texasstartupblog.com/about/ About : Texas Startup Blog ] ] .
LayerOne
Prior to founding LayerOne, Muse held various sales positions with ICG Communications (metropolitan fiber provider), BBN Planet (internet backbone provider) and Broadwing (long haul fiber provider) [ [http://www.linkedin.com/in/amuse LinkedIn: Alexander Muse ] ] . Realizing a need for each of these companies to connect to one another, Muse wrote a 300 page business plan detailing his concept for neutral interconnection points in each major city in the United States. Muse pioneered the concept of 'buy-side' interconnection, whereby carriers were encouraged to participate in 'pooling points' in major cities without upfront costs. [ [http://www.xchangemag.com/articles/111feat9.html Transport Commerce - The Stage Is Set : Enter Liquid Bandwidth Trading ] ] [ [http://www.cookreport.com/10.02.shtml The COOK Report On Internet ] ] [ [http://telephonyonline.com/mag/telecom_telco_building_boom/ Telco building boom: Landlords race to create space ] ] Carriers who sold connectivity were charged a monthly recurring fee based on the capacity of the connection. Within three years the company provided interconnection services to every major and most minor telecommunications companies in the United States with the notable exception of Sprint.
Architel
In 2003 Muse left LayerOne to become CEO of Architel, an information technology services company he co-founded with
Scott H. Ryan in 2001. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200304/ai_mark01052622 Architel Recruits New CEO to Accelerate Development | Market Wire | Find Articles at BNET.com ] ]Architel provides outsourced IT services to small and medium sized businesses relying on an all-you-can-eat flat fee delivery model.Personal life
Muse lives in
Dallas, Texas with his wife, Michele Muse, and children, Ethan Alexander and Erin Elizabeth.References
External links
* [http://www.texasstartupblog.com/ Texas Startup Blog] , Muse's blog, launched June 2005
* [http://myventurepad.com/MVP/28013 VenturePad Article] , Biographical story about Muse
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