Comments on: How it all began… http://www.fabricegrinda.com/personal-musings/how-it-all-began%e2%80%a6/ Tue, 15 May 2012 20:54:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: MalMal Our Inspiration » Live Chat with Fabrice Grinda http://www.fabricegrinda.com/personal-musings/how-it-all-began%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-6942 MalMal Our Inspiration » Live Chat with Fabrice Grinda Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:53:49 +0000 http://www.fabricegrinda.com/?p=369#comment-6942 [...] Fabrice’s blog at Musings of An Entrepreneur Here are 3 interesting articles from his blog How it all began How he raised his very first round of financing Graduating from College: Starting your own [...] [...] Fabrice’s blog at Musings of An Entrepreneur Here are 3 interesting articles from his blog How it all began How he raised his very first round of financing Graduating from College: Starting your own [...]

]]> By: Fabrice Grinda: Musings of an Entrepreneur » Looking back at 2008, looking forward to 2009 http://www.fabricegrinda.com/personal-musings/how-it-all-began%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-6503 Fabrice Grinda: Musings of an Entrepreneur » Looking back at 2008, looking forward to 2009 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:37:35 +0000 http://www.fabricegrinda.com/?p=369#comment-6503 [...] How it all began… [...] [...] How it all began… [...]

]]> By: Fabrice Grinda: his first company & first funding http://www.fabricegrinda.com/personal-musings/how-it-all-began%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-5482 Fabrice Grinda: his first company & first funding Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:25:56 +0000 http://www.fabricegrinda.com/?p=369#comment-5482 [...] The first post is about Fabrice’s first company, Princeton International Computers (PIC), that sold high-end computer parts to Europe, benefiting of the price/time difference. Fabrice tells us he learned business through PIC, and that PIC eventually brought him the funds to start his second company, Aucland. [...] [...] The first post is about Fabrice’s first company, Princeton International Computers (PIC), that sold high-end computer parts to Europe, benefiting of the price/time difference. Fabrice tells us he learned business through PIC, and that PIC eventually brought him the funds to start his second company, Aucland. [...]

]]> By: Fabrice Grinda http://www.fabricegrinda.com/personal-musings/how-it-all-began%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-5416 Fabrice Grinda Wed, 14 May 2008 19:20:11 +0000 http://www.fabricegrinda.com/?p=369#comment-5416 May - September 1994 at Beijing Normal University May – September 1994 at Beijing Normal University

]]> By: Khanan http://www.fabricegrinda.com/personal-musings/how-it-all-began%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-5415 Khanan Wed, 14 May 2008 19:17:14 +0000 http://www.fabricegrinda.com/?p=369#comment-5415 So when did you have time to pick up Chinese? So when did you have time to pick up Chinese?

]]> By: Fabrice Grinda http://www.fabricegrinda.com/personal-musings/how-it-all-began%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-5413 Fabrice Grinda Tue, 13 May 2008 17:14:38 +0000 http://www.fabricegrinda.com/?p=369#comment-5413 If I remember correctly the VAT was around 20% and the import tariffs around 10%. The good news is that the customers in France had to deal with that, not me, and even with the 30% price premium, we were still a lot cheaper than the French domestic price. On modems, it was more "grey market import" because the modems we were exporting were not approved by France Telecom so I could legally export them, but the buyers were not allowed to use them :) The difference in price between an "approved" modem and a regular modem ranged from 10:1 to 20:1! If I remember correctly the VAT was around 20% and the import tariffs around 10%. The good news is that the customers in France had to deal with that, not me, and even with the 30% price premium, we were still a lot cheaper than the French domestic price.

On modems, it was more “grey market import” because the modems we were exporting were not approved by France Telecom so I could legally export them, but the buyers were not allowed to use them :) The difference in price between an “approved” modem and a regular modem ranged from 10:1 to 20:1!

]]> By: Fred http://www.fabricegrinda.com/personal-musings/how-it-all-began%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-5393 Fred Tue, 13 May 2008 12:57:56 +0000 http://www.fabricegrinda.com/?p=369#comment-5393 Follow up question.....how was France in regards import taxes? Did you slip through on smallish volumes or did you have to go the formal route? Follow up question…..how was France in regards import taxes? Did you slip through on smallish volumes or did you have to go the formal route?

]]> By: Fred http://www.fabricegrinda.com/personal-musings/how-it-all-began%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-5392 Fred Tue, 13 May 2008 12:55:29 +0000 http://www.fabricegrinda.com/?p=369#comment-5392 Good stuff Fabby. I like historicals like this. It all gets down to what you love and organic individual growth. Just like Rush Limbaugh says again and again. ( I mention his name because its so fun to hear the groans of the poo-pooer-no-dooers ) Good stuff Fabby. I like historicals like this. It all gets down to what you love and organic individual growth. Just like Rush Limbaugh says again and again. ( I mention his name because its so fun to hear the groans of the poo-pooer-no-dooers )

]]> By: iLan http://www.fabricegrinda.com/personal-musings/how-it-all-began%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-5389 iLan Tue, 13 May 2008 02:20:33 +0000 http://www.fabricegrinda.com/?p=369#comment-5389 I like the end of the story, what a strong friendship! I like the end of the story, what a strong friendship!

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