-----Original Message-----
From: WileyCCC@aol.com [mailto:WileyCCC@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 5:38 PM
To: R
Subject: Re: Looking for a product
In a message dated 9/23/02 1:22:05 PM, Ric@pop.com writes:
<< Any suggestions or
products ideas? >>
sure, but name one field you enjoy... >>
In a message dated 10/4/02 1:37:04 PM, Ric@pol.com writes:
<< I like a variety of areas Sports, Wine, Travel (although these seem to
be more industries) vs a field like a Doctor or Mechanic. As I mentioned
I can't seem to find my "passion product" I'm open to pretty much any
suggestions except high tech (it changes too fast and too much
competition)
Thanks again,
rick
I'd say high tech since high tech it changes so fast and there is so much
competition... since the last decade high tech was the subject of an econ
bubble, with massive malinvestment, the products from the field, both
software and hardware, are junk.
Some real money is now to be made in high tech, inventing what should have
been invented, but was impossible, with welfare queens like Gates and Ellison
and Gilder (their business is in major govt contracts and subsidies and
protections) at the controls, not much worthwhile was developed. Certainly
we saw no productivity gains from 92 to 2002. Now materials, skilled workers
and everything else is dirt cheap, and vast swaths of the world has
manufacturing capacity awaiting entrepreneurs, it is a field wide open for
massive profits. The difference is now the profits will go to the
entrepreneurs, not the bankers and politicians who stood in line scamming
workers in a massive ponzi scheme. (Please don't mistake these harsh words
for bitterness, I made money on the way up, turned to shorting in March 2000,
and have been cleaning up on the way down. I think being self employed one
quickly learns to spot scams, even if the government and bankers are running
them).
If you have any interest in hi-tech at all, don't wait until the recession
completely tidies up and takes msft to $8 and eliminates most of those still
standing, get into it now with what is needed and take advantage of where we
will be in 3-5 years. (Wayne Gretsky said his success was in going where the
puck would be, not where the puck is.)
John
Friday, October 4, 2002
Re: Looking for a product
Wednesday, October 2, 2002
In the beginning
Re: In the beginning
--- In spiers@y..., wileyccc@a... wrote:
>
> In a message dated 10/2/02 8:43:41 AM, janaschreurs@y... writes:
>
> << Hi John,
> Well, we have located a product and written to 3 embassies but
since
> we are in the exploratory phase we haven't actually registered
> ourselves for a business license yet, just used the name we are
> planning on. Will this have any detrimental effect on our requests
or
> does it matter yet?
>
> ***The business license is registering to pay your taxes... no
income, no
> taxes... right now you are still studying business potential... if
you find
> no potential, then you have no business... and since no one will
ask if you
> are licensed, it ought not matter.***
>
> We did mention what kind of experience we have
> and prior companies we have worked with. (I'm so glad I bought your
> book, it's going to be our business 'bible') Thanks for your help!
>>
>
> ***The commercial attaches could care less about all that, they are
there to
> get you likley suppliers names... the most compelling story for the
suppliers
> would be that you have a product that named retailers say is a good
idea and
> does not exist... and how that makes for new biz for them in
USA... how
> close are you to that scenario?***
>
> John
Not real close, since we haven't even talked to the factories to see
what they can do yet. We need more samples to show and then it's
further refining. So, until we are actually close to doing
any 'business' then I guess we can hold off on any unneeded expenses
until we know what is likely to happen. Thank You!
In the beginning
Re: [spiers] In the beginning
In a message dated 10/2/02 8:43:41 AM, janaschreurs@yahoo.com writes:
<< Hi John,
Well, we have located a product and written to 3 embassies but since
we are in the exploratory phase we haven't actually registered
ourselves for a business license yet, just used the name we are
planning on. Will this have any detrimental effect on our requests or
does it matter yet?
***The business license is registering to pay your taxes... no income, no
taxes... right now you are still studying business potential... if you find
no potential, then you have no business... and since no one will ask if you
are licensed, it ought not matter.***
We did mention what kind of experience we have
and prior companies we have worked with. (I'm so glad I bought your
book, it's going to be our business 'bible') Thanks for your help! >>
***The commercial attaches could care less about all that, they are there to
get you likley suppliers names... the most compelling story for the suppliers
would be that you have a product that named retailers say is a good idea and
does not exist... and how that makes for new biz for them in USA... how
close are you to that scenario?***
John
Tuesday, October 1, 2002
In the beginning
Hi John,
Well, we have located a product and written to 3 embassies but since
we are in the exploratory phase we haven't actually registered
ourselves for a business license yet, just used the name we are
planning on. Will this have any detrimental effect on our requests or
does it matter yet? We did mention what kind of experience we have
and prior companies we have worked with. (I'm so glad I bought your
book, it's going to be our business 'bible') Thanks for your help!