[TheForge] trade secrets

[Bruce Freeman]

Marshall and I have been trying with limited success to grow broomcorn. 
We made such a mess of it this year that we learned a LOT about what to
do differently next year.

Of course, I can't tell you guys because it's our trade secret...

Bruce
NJ

>>> jhusvar at sbcglobal.net 11/26/2006 7:35:15 AM >>>



On 11/25/06 4:42 PM, "David E. Smucker" <davesmucker at hotmail.com>
wrote:

 
> works, great, but if things go wrong you have tons of scrap and very
upset
> customers to deal with.  So you might get close to having the trade
secrets
> but not the depth to deal with the problems.  I am sure that things
are
> similar in many other fields or companies.
> 

Many "trade secrets" are simply that vast difference between knowing
_what_
to do and knowing _how_ to do it.

After all, blacksmithing is "only" hitting hot metal with a hammer,
no?

How many times has each one of us had one of those
darn-why-the-heck-didn't-I-think-of-doing-it-that-way moments upon
watching
another smith easily do something he'd been struggling with?

Ancient Chinese Secrets 'R' us, eh? :)


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