Big Shot Shot A Hole In This Presentation
I was doing a presentation for a top executive in a big company. To start the meeting, I went to the whiteboard and started sketching a diagram.
Me: “Suppose we do a match between the customer database and the transactions database, and—”
The big shot laughed.
Client: “You are so naïve.”
Me: “What did I do? I barely started.”
Client: “You see that database? It’s mine. The other one belongs to the SOB in the next room, and we haven’t spoken for months. So, forget about your idea. If you want to succeed here, bring me something that only depends on me, and in case it fails, no one will ever know. If it’s a success, I’ll look good and we can do business.”