Honestly doesn't get better in the reverse either. At Microsoft I'd sit in on calls with banks and other "big names", watching them pound the table and argue th

Honestly doesn't get better in the reverse either. At Microsoft I'd sit in on calls with banks and other "big names", watching them pound the table and argue their way, usually involving something dangerous and borderline malicious use of the product, all the while thinking "we could buy your company with our cash on hand". I think the key was that they're used to being the big dog in the room, and Microsoft made a point of not correcting them when that behavior was seen.