I wonder how analogous this is to “don’t talk to VC associates” advice. Corp dev is interested in buying a company, any company, at a low price but even once corp dev is sold they’ll have to sell the deal to someone who matters. People confuse “this corp dev person is interested” with “this company is interested”.If you’re not actively looking to sell, _definitely_ don’t bother taking the meeting unless there’s a champion high up who is personally interested.
Come to think of it, recruiters aren’t all that far off this either…
gnicholas|4 years ago
Does this person look good in his job if he does a deal with me, or can he look good in his job if he just meets with a bunch of people like me?
VC associates and others who look good merely from having lots of meetings (deal flow) are much more likely to be wasting your time.