December 31, 2005
The Wave Cave
The idea was to build a place that was healthy for the body and mind where kids of all ages could and would catch a few waves.
I came up with the idea of building an indoor Surf pool (not exactly a revelation) when I was in Todos Santos learning to Surf, more like learning how not to bite it every time I tried to stand up. The fact is that I am not much of a public pool guy but I love being on the beach and in the Surf. There had to be a way to bring that feeling back to Vancouver in our rainy wet winters.
The Wave Cave was born and I have been obsessing over it ever since. In 2005 I revisited the idea and talked with the boys over at Wave Loch and ADG. They had made great progress on the Nylon/Foam covered Flowrider standing waves. The technology is here, it would seem that the riders are here as well, now was the time to drop in.
The preliminary market research, revenue/expense proformas and funding initiatives are all on track. I am now working on the facility design, location short-listing and strategic initiatives.
Interested in investing or just want to know more? Reach out..
Erik Lagerway
erik AT wavecave dot com
www.wavecave.com
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December 05, 2005
The Wave Cave People
 Erik Lagerway - Founder |
Telecommunications & Software Industry Erik's history in software, VOIP and IP Communications goes back more than 11 years now. More recently, as the COO/Founder and President at Xten Networks (now Counterpath - OTCBB:CTPS). COO, President & Founder Counterpath (formerly Xten Networks Inc.) (Public Company; 11-50 employees) October 2002 – April 2005 (2 years 7 months) At Xten Erik was responsible for daily operations (Product Strategies, Marketing, Sales and Engineering) and conceptualizing the features and functionality for Xten products and identifying the best market opportunities. Erik designed the softphone products and go-to-market strategies. He was instrumental in growing Xten from 3 to 40+ people and bringing the company from conception/zero revenue to more than 3 Million in sales on award-winning product in less than 2 years. Xten customers acquired during Erik's stay include Yahoo!, Vonage, Deutsche Telekom and 55+ carriers, OEMs, and Portals. Erik's understanding of the VoIP industry and his ability to uncover opportunities in the market provided Xten with the perceived lead in the industry for SIP softphones and contributed greatly to Xten winning 6 industry awards. Before Xten, Erik was the CEO and founder of Vocalscape Communications Inc., a Canadian VoIP and eCRM start-up. Vocalscape went from 3 people in Erik's basement to 30 people in 2 years winning several technology awards and obtaining many technology research grants from the Canadian government. The company was eventually bought. |
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