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  1. TedM

    AM(A)A - Getting your products into retail stores

    MARKETING AMA 
    Hey arcola- thanks tons for this thread - a topic much on my mind these days. Before i go and create my product physically - i want to make sure i have a customer. so, i've contacted a couple of big companies in my product area and shown them the concept. have you ever heard of this approach...
  2. TedM

    Live Rent Free in Multiple Countries

    NOTABLE! REAL ESTATE 
    an interesting mix of places you suggest here. Albania i've heard a lot about recently as well. When you talk about return on cash - unlike most real estate investors in the US, who look at cash-on-cash return and rely on a mortgage, here you are talking about making an outright purchase...
  3. TedM

    Live Rent Free in Multiple Countries

    NOTABLE! REAL ESTATE 
    hmmm. i have 8 kids. i'll need to look for dilapidated-yet-charming castles, i suppose.
  4. TedM

    8 Eyewear: From Idea, to Launch, to Growth (And Quitting the Job)

    IDEA 
    ++++Respect Hugely encouraging to read this
  5. TedM

    Contacting and meeting a company in taiwan

    mfg = manufacturer You live in Austria? go to a store that sells things in the field you are inventing and see who the manufacturers/distributors are and then call them up. i suggest you review the stephen key thread in the forum, and read his book too.
  6. TedM

    Contacting and meeting a company in taiwan

    Here's how I would approach this: Try to get some kind of commitment from the local company, i.e.: "If your product will meet our [specifications] and the price delivered to our distribution center in [location] will be no more than [number] of euro, we will [distribute/market] your product...
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    Contacting and meeting a company in taiwan

    i have an old college friend who lives in taiwan who does this kind of stuff for a living. I don't know what he charges, but pm me and i'll give you his skype info EDIT: turns out he lives in Japan, actually. i'll see if he knows anyone in Taiwan.
  8. TedM

    DreamsCameTrue , Luffy and Others Interview

    Could it be there is a pattern to the way people on this forum think? :)
  9. TedM

    Anyone knows a reputable company that helps foreigners form a llc in us?

    incplan.com - i used them. they were/are fine...
  10. TedM

    Share your thought of become a freelancer and small business owner

    Change from "will" to "am trying" and that's me :) too....
  11. TedM

    Priceonomics.com: How Scotch Tape Was Invented & other great stories of Innovators

    Here's a great interview with the creator of my favorite device ever - the Aeropress. You'll learn the value of taking an idea and doing something with it; persistence; and serendipity. Enjoy...
  12. TedM

    Admitting there's a problem is the first step.

    NOTABLE! MINDSET 
    Thanks @Vigilante It still hasn't happened, and it's still not gold. But we're plodding forward.
  13. TedM

    Consulting business - thoughts?

    HOT! 
    i never heard of this beast before..
  14. TedM

    Consulting business - thoughts?

    HOT! 
    dan kennedy has a number of books - his whole approach, really - on this idea.
  15. TedM

    Welcome Noah Kagan from AppSumo/SumoMe

    AMA 
    should be fun to be in this one...
  16. TedM

    Priceonomics.com: How Scotch Tape Was Invented & other great stories of Innovators

    Lessons from the Mars Candy company: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2015/02/mars-candy-became-one-largest-companies-world/ "Mars Company quickly launched into orbit. They moved their headquarters to near Chicago and by 1928, just five years after introducing the Milky Way, they were...
  17. TedM

    Is worldwide brands good?

    find your niche, contact manufacturers yourself. save $300. that's what works.
  18. TedM

    Suggest your top 3 domain registrar

    used to have great customer service. sadly, i don't find that the case anymore. Namecheap
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