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Talk to all three. Pitch your idea, then play hard to get. Tell them, 'As you can see I'm super busy and choosy who I who work with. Now I'd like to hear from
by JSeymourATL 12y ago
Talk to all three. Pitch your idea, then play hard to get.
Tell them, 'As you can see I'm super busy and choosy who I who work with. Now I'd like to hear from you guys, how this technology might integrate into your platform, and what it might look like if we partnered on building something together'. The winner will become obvious.
Hat-tip to Oren Klaff > http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10321016-pitch-anything http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10321016-pitch-anything
- byoung2 12y agoAssuming all 3 made equally attractive offers, I'd go with Company C and get a good mix of cash and stock and the promise that there's a path toward running my own department or division. The hope is that if and when the company makes it to IPO or another liquidity event, I'll be in a good position to take a good portion of the credit for that success, as well as the monetary upside. I figure company B is what you're leaving and since Company A is in a space that is hard to monetieze/productize (according to the OP they are similar to the idea he has), there may be a long road ahead for them.
- claymichaels 12y agoAwesome. Do you approach them, as customers, partners or acquirers?
- JSeymourATL 12y agoThis is develops into a discovery conversation. You may be open to a variety of scenarios.
- AznHisoka 12y agoThis seems like an oxymoron, considering you're the one doing the initial approaching. I'm not sure any company will be that naive to believe you're being choosy.