EPISODE · Dec 2, 2024 · 27 MIN
Instant Traction Myth: Louis Vuitton
from No Followers Podcast: for Inventors, Builders, Entrepreneurs · host No Followers
This is going to be another instant traction episode. ** I do like Sbarro Pizza. ** The World's Most Valuable Luxury Brand. ** Louis Vuitton. ** He left home at 13 and arrived in Paris at age 16. ** I'm not a mapmaker. I'm no cartographer. ** Why did it take him 3 years? ** You are destroying the French language. ** Louis didn't have MapQuest on his phone. ** He's not making packing boxes. He's making luggage. ** He was learning the trade and the industry. ** What is it Francie-Pants? ** At age 32 he was appointed official box maker to Eugenia, wife of Napoleon III. ** In 1854 he opened his own shop in Paris. ** His uvp was knowing how to make luggage to pack high fashions and fragile objects. ** In 1858 he introduced the rectangular shaped trunk. ** Did you say zoot case? ** Before this, trunks were dome shaped. ** Transportation was changing and there was more of a need for efficient packing. ** Locomotives democratized travel. ** Louis designed his luggage to be water and stain resistant. ** He's looking at trends and listening to the market and using that to design his products. ** Everything he is doing is very strategic. ** Another example of dedicating your entire life to what you are doing. ** I like his understanding of client habits. ** The Damier Pattern was created in 1883. ** Their success was not overnight. It was not instant. ** 1892 Louis died. In 1893 the brand was introduced to America. ** 1896 they created the LV monogram. ** Gaston Louis. ** Traditionally second or third generation businesses crater. ** Their network allowed them to get to the next level. ** 1987 they merged with Moet-Hennessey. ** We hear frequently that you just need "the one". ** Social Media and technology have created a different paradigm. ** Know what your uvp and value add is. ** He's the perfect example of an entrepreneur. ** It's not about Rolex or Louis Vuitton. It's about the fallacy of instant traction. ** We are different and live in reality. We are the anti-social media. Sponsor this Podcast
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This is going to be another instant traction episode. ** I do like Sbarro Pizza. ** The World's Most Valuable Luxury Brand. ** Louis Vuitton. ** He left home at 13 and arrived in Paris at age 16. ** I'm not a mapmaker. I'm no cartographer. ** Why did it take him 3 years? ** You are destroying the French language. ** Louis didn't have MapQuest on his phone. ** He's not making packing boxes. He's making luggage. ** He was learning the trade and the industry. ** What is it Francie-Pants? ** At age 32 he was appointed official box maker to Eugenia, wife of Napoleon III. ** In 1854 he opened his own shop in Paris. ** His uvp was knowing how to make luggage to pack high fashions and fragile objects. ** In 1858 he introduced the rectangular shaped trunk. ** Did you say zoot case? ** Before this, trunks were dome shaped. ** Transportation was changing and there was more of a need for efficient packing. ** Locomotives democratized travel. ** Louis designed his luggage to be water and stain resistant. ** He's looking at trends and listening to the market and using that to design his products. ** Everything he is doing is very strategic. ** Another example of dedicating your entire life to what you are doing. ** I like his understanding of client habits. ** The Damier Pattern was created in 1883. ** Their success was not overnight. It was not instant. ** 1892 Louis died. In 1893 the brand was introduced to America. ** 1896 they created the LV monogram. ** Gaston Louis. ** Traditionally second or third generation businesses crater. ** Their network allowed them to get to the next level. ** 1987 they merged with Moet-Hennessey. ** We hear frequently that you just need "the one". ** Social Media and technology have created a different paradigm. ** Know what your uvp and value add is. ** He's the perfect example of an entrepreneur. ** It's not about Rolex or Louis Vuitton. It's about the fallacy of instant traction. ** We are different and live in reality. We are the anti-social media. Sponsor this Podcast
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