Not understanding the incentives of those you tie yourself to is a quick way to endanger any endeavor you attempt. It's not insecurity to paranoia to worry abo

Not understanding the incentives of those you tie yourself to is a quick way to endanger any endeavor you attempt. It's not insecurity to paranoia to worry about today's partner being tomorrow's competitor when it's so common. In fact, this is exactly one of the things China has used to jump start many industries. In their fervor to enter the Chinese market, many companies have given over intellectual property in exchange for access (an excahnge only really on the table because the Chinese government could and did constrain that access otherwise), and found that after some time they had local competitors with similar advantages (and possibly government consrtaints again to boot). That a company might recognize that a deal may have long-term consequences that vastly outweigh the short term gains is not something to deride, it's exactly what they should be on the lookout for if they intend to survive and grow.