What's Next?...
Anticipation, that is what's next! Chris, Ruben and I are anxiously awaiting an upcoming press release and look forward to seeing what type of response we are going to get. Yes, this will be our first official press release and we are pretty darn excited. We are talking about three local news channels, two newspapers and possibly the mayor. Pretty big deal we think. This will help with getting our name out there for sure.

Ruben has been working hard to fullfill all Chris' and my requests to make sure that the site is in tip top shape and any new features requested we can get our hands on before we are officially announced. Thank you Ruben for all your hard work!

We will be monitoring our site pretty closely to see how and where we can improve our site after this announcement so keep reading for updates.

Thanks for your interests,
Henry

To entertain or not to entertain possible funding avenues...

Well folks it has been the topic of discussion between Chris, Ruben and myself for some time now whether to go for Venture Capital, Grants or Traditional loans. I say that it is too soon for us to be even considered for any type of Venture Capital. Plus (here comes my excuse) we have been so wrapped up in the development, "other" features and vertical products that we have not had enough time in the day to finish our most important asset the Business Plan. (which I might add that is about 90% complete).

I will admit that I do fall victim to the entrepreneur that likes to start companies but doesn't like the risks that go along with it. Don't get me wrong I like the risk just not the one that is tied to possible financial windfall. There was a perfect example in the December 2005 Inc. Magazine's issue that pretty much sums it up by Norm Bradsky "How Much Risk Can You Take?".

So the question we keep asking ourselves over and over is do we bite the bullet and just go for the grant, loan or venture capital? (This means more time in researching funding possibilities, filling out applications, and or writing grants and less time to continue on building and marketing our product) Yeah what do we have to lose right? But the question that comes to my mind does our product have what it takes? I think that there is a possible trend here for public communication awareness software that is growing at an alarming rate. And we are here at the right time with the right product! We all three believe in our product whole heartily and in our company First Siren, Inc. and have no doubt that when we pass this initial stage of building First Siren, Inc. That we are going to be a major player in the public awareness software industry.

Thanks for listening
Henry

It's Alive...

As of December 17, 2005 First Siren, Inc. (www.firstsireninc.com) is open for business. Who, you may ask, is First Siren, Inc.? Well, we are a small start-up company offering a public communication tool to law enforcement agencies. We call this web-based tool, funnily enough, FirstSiren.

Say what? Ok, so instead of trying to describe it, I'll explain it.

Say something happens in your community and the local law enforcement officers would like to keep you informed of it. Take for instance; there is a water main break on Main Street. Well, as you know, that would mean that Main Street would have to be closed to traffic. But how do the agencies get this news out to the public? Simple, that's where FirstSiren comes in. A dispatcher sends an alert - it's that simple.

But how do the citizens get this alert? All they do is register at www.firstsiren.com and choose which types of alerts they want to receive, how they would like to receive them and from which agencies . Then every time the agencies they signed up for send an alert, they get an email, or text message on their phone, or an alert pops up on their desktop.