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安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导
I said nothing, but upon my return to Pittsburgh I set about having a joke at his expense. We had then a young man in our service named Du Puy, whose father was known as the inventor of a direct process in iron-making with which he was then experimenting in Pittsburgh. I recommended our people to send Du Puy to Cleveland to contract for all the roll-scale of my friend's establishment. He did so, buying it for fifty cents per ton and having it shipped to him direct. This continued for some time. I expected always to hear of the joke being discovered. The premature death of Mr. Chisholm occurred before I could apprise him of it. His successors soon, however, followed our example.
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卡内基听说朋友奇泽姆把轧钢屑当垃圾,就悄悄派手下杜普伊去对方厂里,以每吨五毛钱买下所有轧钢屑,直接运回。他等着对方发现这个玩笑,但奇泽姆早逝,没来得及告知;后来对方继任者反而学了他的做法。核心是:信息不对称就是利润,但玩笑要适度。做法是发现别人忽视的边角料价值,先小规模买断,再观察对方反应;同时别把恶作剧拖成遗憾。
上下文
卡内基在自传里讲钢铁厂废料利用的趣事,反映当时行业对副产品的忽视。
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你身边有没有被大家当垃圾、其实有转售价值的东西?你愿意先小规模试买一次吗?
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