Re: [spiers] looking for a partner/mentor
John, are there still countries that make
> business introductions this way?
>
This is where research comes in... I met a fellow in one of my classes, way back
in the 80's,
who had been given an opportunity to do "countertrade' for Boeing. The details
are foggy
this much removed, but essentially he was importing bicycle parts from
yugoslavia circa 1985
and Boeing found him and said "yugoslavia has no money, so we trade airplanes
for
yugoslavian merchandise. Bottled water, cars, boats, foodstuffs, wool, anything
and
everything" So in essence he just had to find buyers in usa for anything
yugoslavian, and
boeing would "pay" for whateverfor which he could find customers. Problem was,
he could
not find customers, hence my class.
Well, turns out Austrians had a lock on this skill matching up, again, sigh, at
the big biz level,
people with things the yugoslavians wanted (Boeing Jets, mercedes benz) with
things cash-
poor eastern bloc countries wanted to sell. Why the austrians? Who knows, but
usually the
things are a matter of a skill set developing thru competition. Barter trade,
countertrade... all
those exotic things the austrians did well.
Today one might consider working with German traders if buying from the Russia
if only
becuase Russia is rather wild west still, and the Germans do massive trade with
them,
suggesting an expertise.
Bottom line, once you identify a country as #1 thru NTDB research, then it is a
matter of
reading and researching everything you can to learn what the people thriviing in
biz with that
country do.
John
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
looking for a partner/mentor
Monday, February 6, 2006
looking for a partner/mentor
Re: [spiers] looking for a partner/mentor
Recently China has a very good B2B website, http://www.alibaba.com You can
find all kinds of manufactures and suppliers, I find it very helpful.
Grace
Paul Snyder
experience 2 years, ago, and John straightened me
out. For China, the external world flows through Hong Kong, and Hong
Kong has an ultra-efficient site that matches suppliers and
customers (hktdc.com or tdctrade.com). Setup an account, post an
enquiry, and make sure your inbox has enough space, cause you'll get a
lot of responses.
My personal preference is to not post detailed description of products
on the site.
No letter writing required. John, are there still countries that make
business introductions this way?
On Mon, 6 Feb 2006 12:37, M A Granich wrote:
> I know what you mean. I have a notebook of ideas. I
> keep the notebook nearby so when inspiration strikes I
> can write it down. I have gone through the steps of
> talking to retailers about a few of the ideas and have
> received good feedback. In fact, some of them were
> very enthusiastic and I think retailers in general are
> desparate for anything new. I've also sent my letters
> to commercial attaches but that is where things
> stalled for me. I have not heard back yet from any of
> the countries I've sent letters to, (Singapore, China,
> etc...all based on research). But, I haven't followed
> up either. My thought is they get bombarded by
> similar requests. Maybe I'm too new or small to deal
> with. The way things are booming in some of these
> countries, I wonder if I'm competing with others for a
> slice of factory capacity. I wonder if the factory
> owner is picking and choosing the most profitable
> ideas.
>
> Anthony
>
>
> --- lucius dibble
>
>> hi everyone
>>
>> i took John's class 2 years ago as a credit class
>> for school. i have a natural affinity for
>> inventing/designing. i literally come up with new
>> ideas on a daily or weekly basis. i have tested the
>> waters in my area and stores seem to like my ideas.
>> my trip up is that the whole process of bringing a
>> product to market is daunting to me.
>> if there is anybody with a good grasp of the
>> business and is looking for new product ideas, i
>> would love to talk more with you.
looking for a partner/mentor
Re: [spiers] looking for a partner/mentor
I had an identical experience 2 years, ago, and John straightened me
out. For China, the external world flows through Hong Kong, and Hong
Kong has an ultra-efficient site that matches suppliers and
customers (hktdc.com or tdctrade.com). Setup an account, post an
enquiry, and make sure your inbox has enough space, cause you'll get a
lot of responses.
My personal preference is to not post detailed description of products
on the site.
No letter writing required. John, are there still countries that make
business introductions this way?
On Mon, 6 Feb 2006 12:37, M A Granich wrote:
> I know what you mean. I have a notebook of ideas. I
> keep the notebook nearby so when inspiration strikes I
> can write it down. I have gone through the steps of
> talking to retailers about a few of the ideas and have
> received good feedback. In fact, some of them were
> very enthusiastic and I think retailers in general are
> desparate for anything new. I've also sent my letters
> to commercial attaches but that is where things
> stalled for me. I have not heard back yet from any of
> the countries I've sent letters to, (Singapore, China,
> etc...all based on research). But, I haven't followed
> up either. My thought is they get bombarded by
> similar requests. Maybe I'm too new or small to deal
> with. The way things are booming in some of these
> countries, I wonder if I'm competing with others for a
> slice of factory capacity. I wonder if the factory
> owner is picking and choosing the most profitable
> ideas.
>
> Anthony
>
>
> --- lucius dibble
>
>> hi everyone
>>
>> i took John's class 2 years ago as a credit class
>> for school. i have a natural affinity for
>> inventing/designing. i literally come up with new
>> ideas on a daily or weekly basis. i have tested the
>> waters in my area and stores seem to like my ideas.
>> my trip up is that the whole process of bringing a
>> product to market is daunting to me.
>> if there is anybody with a good grasp of the
>> business and is looking for new product ideas, i
>> would love to talk more with you.
Cheap Crab
Re: [spiers] Cheap Crab
Well, at least the so-called Byrd Amendment was recently killed by Congress.
Under the old law, the U.S. crabbers would have collected the antidumping duties
(taxes) collected by Uncle Sugar and paid by their foreign competitors, thus
enjoying the double benefit of the trade restrictive effects of the duties AND
the direct windfall of the taxes collected. Our international trading partners
were not happy about it because it was inconsistent with our WTO obligations.
AD duties clearly help prop up failing U.S. industries, but most citizens
don't realize that the AD duties paid turn out to be a hidden tax paid by U.S.
consumers to keep such industries "afloat." (Ha!)
jck
John Spiers
Naturement... which will cause the price of crab to rise to the point that US
crabbers will
simply sail out to meet Russians ships laden with Baltic crab and make their
"limit" and a
$100,000 in 8 hours and the poor fisheries enforcers won't be able to tell the
difference... but
then they will have a new problem to regulate. The fun never ends!
John
On Thu, 2 Feb 2006 10:57:59 -0800 (PST), "John C. Kalitka"
wrote :
> Until, perhaps, an antidumping duty investigation is initiated.
>
> jck
> Arlington, VA
>
Compete on Design!
www.johnspiers.com
looking for a partner/mentor
Re: [spiers] looking for a partner/mentor
I know what you mean. I have a notebook of ideas. I
keep the notebook nearby so when inspiration strikes I
can write it down. I have gone through the steps of
talking to retailers about a few of the ideas and have
received good feedback. In fact, some of them were
very enthusiastic and I think retailers in general are
desparate for anything new. I've also sent my letters
to commercial attaches but that is where things
stalled for me. I have not heard back yet from any of
the countries I've sent letters to, (Singapore, China,
etc...all based on research). But, I haven't followed
up either. My thought is they get bombarded by
similar requests. Maybe I'm too new or small to deal
with. The way things are booming in some of these
countries, I wonder if I'm competing with others for a
slice of factory capacity. I wonder if the factory
owner is picking and choosing the most profitable
ideas.
Anthony
--- lucius dibble
> hi everyone
>
> i took John's class 2 years ago as a credit class
> for school. i have a natural affinity for
> inventing/designing. i literally come up with new
> ideas on a daily or weekly basis. i have tested the
> waters in my area and stores seem to like my ideas.
> my trip up is that the whole process of bringing a
> product to market is daunting to me.
> if there is anybody with a good grasp of the
> business and is looking for new product ideas, i
> would love to talk more with you.
looking for a partner/mentor
Re: [spiers] looking for a partner/mentor
People say the only good partner is a dead partner, but the studies show
partnerships thrive
better faster than sole proprietorships... think Wells and Fargo, Lennon and
McCartney, Gates
and Allen, Burger and King...etc...
If interested in Lucius' offer, please email him directly...thanks
John
On Sun, 5 Feb 2006 15:23:45 -0800 (PST), lucius dibble
wrote :
> hi everyone
>
> i took John's class 2 years ago as a credit class for school. i have a
natural affinity for
inventing/designing. i literally come up with new ideas on a daily or weekly
basis. i have
tested the waters in my area and stores seem to like my ideas.
> my trip up is that the whole process of bringing a product to market is
daunting to me.
> if there is anybody with a good grasp of the business and is looking for new
product
ideas, i would love to talk more with you.
Gold Hits $570
Re: [spiers] Gold Hits $570
Like the Nordstroms who sold them boots and Gumps who sold the saloons
mirrors... mirrors
were broken rather regularly in saloons back then.
John
On Sat, 4 Feb 2006 13:08:04 -0800 (PST), linda williams
wrote :
> Yup, there were a few who got rich panning for gold during the rush.
> However, more got rich selling supplies to gold miners.
>
> Nice emails, keep 'em coming.
>
> Linda
Blockbuster Situation
Re: Blockbuster Situation
There is one major product that Blockbuster rents that is not found
in Netflix and that is console games. The last time I went to
Blockbuster was about four months ago, before I owned a working DVD
player, and about a third of the local Blockbuster's floor space was
devoted to console games. At the moment, the xbox, playstation, and
gamecube aren't that attractive because I'm waiting for the next
generation of consoles. Anyways, the VHS selection was undesirable
but the DVD selection looked better. So, I bought a fantastic
computer but instead of going back to Blockbuster, I gave Comcast a
call for cable internet and now I don't have to waste time
travelling to be entertained. I believe that Blockbuster's final
gasp will be when Netflix starts renting out games.
Bo
Hershey,PA
--- In spiers@yahoogroups.com, "John Spiers"
>
> Folks,
>
> I was once told intelligence is a matter of spotting patterns...
and I like to examine business
> deals (patterns) to see what works and does not work. Some people
just call it case studies.
> Anyway, there is probably no business as distorted as the
entertainment biz, so
> developments there are always particularly fascinating. This
review of comcast, and the deals
> they struck, is intersting...
>
> http://www.slate.com/id/2133995/?nav=tap3
>
> John
Sunday, February 5, 2006
looking for a partner/mentor
hi everyone
i took John's class 2 years ago as a credit class for school. i have a natural
affinity for inventing/designing. i literally come up with new ideas on a daily
or weekly basis. i have tested the waters in my area and stores seem to like my
ideas.
my trip up is that the whole process of bringing a product to market is
daunting to me.
if there is anybody with a good grasp of the business and is looking for new
product ideas, i would love to talk more with you.