Recent Coverage
January 2007
The 2006 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 who, with deep understanding
of today's fast changing technology, had the
extraordinary ability to develop a new variety of
business models with a vision for the future and
community involvement. The incredible part, that
each of them made their dreams come true at a very
young age.
In the selection process, American Venture Magazine
considered the nominees' achievements and
ground-breaking efforts in the following areas:
vision, leadership, development strategies,
innovation and achievement.
Each of them has a captivating story. Among the
finalists you'll find: a policeman, ready for a
change, who decided to experiment in the corporate
world; a medical doctor now running a business rules
company; a patient who healed and began his journey
in business from his hospital bed; a child actor who
became a serial entrepreneur and many others who
reveal a fresh entrepreneurial spirit. You'll
recognize some of the names awarded here as key
players in their particular business fields.
Through their passion, they embrace risks and commit
to what they believe in. They are definitely doing
something right. These are the finalists American
Venture Magazine wished to honor for their attitudes
and accomplishments. We hope you enjoy their
stories.
Sincerely,
Florencia Lazaroni
40: Siamak Taghaddos & David Hauser
GotVMail Communications
As President and CEO of GotVMail Communications, Siamak Taghaddos guides the company's mission of providing virtual phone service to small businesses. As Chief Technology Officer of GotVMail Communications, David Hauser is responsible for developing the company's overall technology roadmap, promoting GotVMail's continuous innovation, and managing its global carrier grade network. GotVMail is doing what larger, more established telecommunications companies have failed to do time and again: Make money serving very small businesses — those companies in single offices or storefronts, home offices, geographically dispersed offices, even "virtual" offices.
How did they
make it: GotVMail's co-founders agree that
developing a recurring revenue business as well
as focusing on customer service have been key to
the company's success, allowing the company to
receive revenues on an ongoing basis while
reinvesting those investments into building the
business. "If GotVMail sold a physical product,"
explains Taghaddos, "possibly we could focus our
business on individual transactions. Instead, as
a service provider that can only grow if our
customers stay loyal to us month after month, it
is imperative that we stay on top of, and meet,
their everyday needs."
"We consider ourselves entrepreneurs serving
other entrepreneurs. We developed GotVMail's
monthly service to address the specific
telecommunications needs of entrepreneurs and
small business people."
