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I believe Parent is talking about trust in the ability to deliver on promises, not in handling of IP.

• typpilol 11mo ago
  Oh I agree. But I'd say trust is the wrong word They're reliable, but would you really trust them? I think there's a bit of nuance there to differentiate the 2 though. Maybe I'm jaded from working with overseas factories though in ways others wouldn't be.
  • nandomrumber 11mo ago
    Are you saying you don’t reverse engineer your competitors, and friends, products?
    • typpilol 11mo ago
      I'm not contracted out to build a product for these companies or people like a factory would be So not really a good comparison When you have the design it takes away alot of the need to even reverse engineer in the first place
  • gffrd 11mo ago
    That's a good clarification. Trust implies shared values/worldview and past experiences where outcomes match expectations. Also respect. Trust is not possible when there are regularly incongruous outcomes, or where definition of respect / values are just aren't aligned. Do you think your counterparts overseas believe themselves to be as trustable as you are, and it's just a cultural rift? Or is that too charitable?