Expert opinion
Field notes from actual missions — verification methodology, positioning, and the practical barriers to a first shipment or a first sale abroad. New posts get added here as the team publishes them.
Verification
The five checks that stand between an introduction and a partner you can actually trust — reputation, financial standing, legal status, real capacity and documented negotiation.
Positioning
Why a trip with a cultural program and a spreadsheet of contacts both fail to produce a signed agreement — and what a measurable outcome looks like instead.
Market entry
The barriers that actually stall a first shipment or first sale abroad — and the questions a Discovery Brief should answer before you spend on travel.
