1 princeton university 9 202 december 12 2001 tellium inc a we then had to put together business plan of what were going do how it when and much was cost by the end may money in bank company formed went out beer promised each other would make success john wallace former chief financial officer mike hodges sitting down his office chair for first time january 1999 looked around take stock he joined nary fortnight ago positioned optical communications market with claim laid specific intellectual property governing some central workings switching networks young spun off bell research bellcore early 1997 wondered if could compete staff 70 very limited budget against established giants such as lucent technologies or ciena corporation