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Gold/Mining/Energy : International Hi-Tech (IHI)
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To: Prefabhomes who wrote (388)6/23/1999 10:52:00 AM
From: Rob  Read Replies (1) of 461
 
To all. I am new to the company and to the thread. I have read from post 300 on and have not had a chance to go back further so I apologize if I am recovering old ground. There were some relevant questions asked in post #342 which I do not believe were answered and which I would be interested on any thoughts on (see below). Also, I have not seen any mention of management's abilities to make this happen - only some possible evidence of incompetence and too much control by one individual. In my opinion, this is the biggest single factor that will determine the success of this company. I have seen numerous companies with great products and growing sales only go bankrupt because of mismanagement often at the hands of the original founder who would not bring on the people with the appropriate management skills. The website, although excellent in may ways, is extremely conspicuous in that it has no section/bios on management (not just directors who are located far away and rarely involved). Given the dollars involved, I would not invest such a company until I had confidence over who had stewardship over MY money. I haven't been able to see on any of the net documents whether there is a qualified CFO involved. Is there? Many of you have done some due diligence and at least one of you has been in contact with the company and has personal knowledge of some of the people involved. I would very much appreciate your feedback.

From post #342 - I think any analysis of the competition and barriers to entry (patents) is extremely relevant.
"The article left me with a few questions that maybe the group can help with. Is the ICF process the same as the IHI process or is it in direct competition with the IHI system? It seems that the IHI system may require less building time and, in turn, possibly less labour and construction cost. Does the IHI system necessitate the use of electric heat? This could be a detractor. What exactly do the IHI patents provide that the other ICF systems may not offer? I'm guessing that this is the real key here."

Thanks in advance for your replies

Best regards,

Rob
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