As the title says, I have a meeting with the COO of a potential competitor.
I reached out to them on LinkedIn through a cold message, gave them a very vague message on what we’re doing, and then suggested we meet to discuss what they’re building. I had no idea it would work, but it did! Now, I don’t know how to actually handle that conversation haha.
So how should I go about tackling this call?
Why the f’ck would you meet with a competitor?
Learn more about them and of course spill company secrets /s
Having been in this situation, it led to a merger and growing our company something like 2000% in 2 years.
It was the most worth-while meeting I had especially compared to investors who just want a hand in the deal and nothing else.
About coopetition
I’m addicted to price fixing.
Why wouldn’t you? You’re missing huge opportunities for learning, working together, buyouts etc.