An overview presentation of the Trusted Global Buyers Network (TGBN) and Network Product Solutions, LLC. TGBN is a community for buyers, electrical engineers, and suppliers to connect, collaborate, learn, and find hard-to-find parts.

1. TGBN Media Presentation
TGBN is a community for buyers, electrical
engineers, and suppliers to
connect, collaborate, learn, and find parts
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2. The Problem
 More than 500,000 electronic
components go obsolete each
year
 Expected life-cycle of a new
product is decreasing each year
 Average today is 3 years
 Tools to manage these
challenges are often too
expensive for small to medium
sized businesses
 Entry-level, non-technical
buyers are under pressure and
often turn to the grey market to
solve their challenges
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3. Today’s Situation…
When a no-bid occurs and chaos
ensues, the buyer is often forced to
turn to the grey market
While many independent disties and brokers are
trustworthy, often a buyer ends up doing business with
some shady characters selling counterfeit parts
TGBN is the FIRST place on the web where a buyer
can rate and write reviews about a supplier
TGBN is the FIRST community of its kind for buyers &
engineers to connect, collaborate, learn, and find parts.
TGBN is the FIRST place on the web where you can
get advanced part-intelligence on an a-la-carte basis
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4. What is TGBN?
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The Trusted Global Buyers Network is an online community of electronic component
buyers, electrical engineers, and suppliers who have come together to connect and
collaborate to locate hard-to-find product and expand their supply base.
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5. The TGBN Dashboard
Powered by IHS, the TGBN Dashboard is the first dashboard where you can get
valuable part-intelligence information inexpensively and on a "part-by-part" basis versus
an annual license agreement that may or may not fit your current budget.
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6. Ratings & Reviews on TGBN
Like many commercial shopping websites you may be used to, TGBN allows its members
to share their experiences on the community about suppliers and tools they have worked
with so that other community members can benefit from those experiences.
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7. Who is Network Product Solutions?
Network Product Solutions is an investor-backed start-up focused on helping electronic
component buyers and electrical engineers to connect and collaborate to solve complex
supply chain challenges in an effort to prevent counterfeit purchases.
Ed Odette
President & Founder
Veteran of the
Supply Chain industry
Lockheed Martin
Program Manager
Founder of GSCS
Forrest Lymburner
Director, Strategic
Development
Community & Social
Media Strategist
Former TI Community
Program Manager
Aimee Kalnoskas
Director, Marketing &
Communications
Editor-in-Chief TGBN
Electronics Publications
Veteran
Former TI Community &
Social Media Manager
http://networkproductsolutions.com
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8. Quick Links & Media Resources
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QUICK LINKS
 Trusted Global
Buyers Network
(TGBN)
 Network Product
Solutions, LLC
 NPS Newsroom
 TGBN Launch Press
Release
 IHS/TGBN Joint
Press Release
 Images, Logos, &
Other Media
NPS Fact Sheet Media FAQ Quick Start Guide
download download download
TGBN InfographicIntroduction to TGBN Video

9. Thank You
Ed Odette
President & Founder
Network Product Solutions, LLC
ed@tgbn.com
817.706.2054
Forrest W. Lymburner
Director, Strategic Development
Network Product Solutions, LLC
forrest@tgbn.com
817.296.4016
Aimee J. Kalnoskas
Director of Marketing & Communications
Editor-in-Chief TGBN
Network Product Solutions, LLC
aimee@tgbn.com
973.590.9910
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