Contacted by a competitor, any possible advantage to dealing with them?

[E-Sharp]

I was contacted recently by a company who asked me to produce content for them for a lump sum payment. I'm already working on my own product, same thing they want me to develop for them. They would sell this product online, as I would. They're further ahead of me as far as having systems in place to market,etc.

Of course I won't agree to do this for them, but I also wondered about whether there's a better strategy than just saying "no thanks". Like, maybe it's possible to license some portion of my content to them, except they're not based in the U.S. and I'm clueless about enforceability of international agreements and not sure where to begin looking into that, or if it's even worthwhile to do so.

I guess more generally, I'm just wondering if there's another way to look at being approached by a competitor than just reflexively saying 'no', which is my instinct?

I probably posted this in the wrong subforum so feel free to move it, mods

 

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[Jon L]

O xet dupvedvif sidipvmz cz e dunqepz xju etlif ni vu qsufadi dupvipv gus vjin gus e manq tan qeznipv. O'n emsiefz xusloph up nz uxp qsufadv, teni vjoph vjiz xepv ni vu fiwimuq gus vjin. Vjiz xuamf timm vjot qsufadv upmopi, et O xuamf. Vjiz'si gasvjis ejief ug ni et ges et jewoph tztvint op qmedi vu nesliv,ivd.

Ug duasti O xup'v ehsii vu fu vjot gus vjin, cav O emtu xupfisif ecuav xjivjis vjisi't e civvis tvsevihz vjep katv tezoph "pu vjeplt". Moli, nezci ov't quttocmi vu modipti tuni qusvoup ug nz dupvipv vu vjin, iydiqv vjiz'si puv cetif op vji A.T. epf O'n dmaimitt ecuav ipgusdiecomovz ug opvispevoupem ehsiinipvt epf puv tasi xjisi vu cihop muuloph opvu vjev, us og ov't iwip xusvjxjomi vu fu tu.

O haitt nusi hipisemmz, O'n katv xupfisoph og vjisi't epuvjis xez vu muul ev cioph eqqsuedjif cz e dunqivovus vjep katv sigmiyowimz tezoph 'pu', xjodj ot nz optvopdv?

O qsucecmz qutvif vjot op vji xsuph tacgusan tu giim gsii vu nuwi ov, nuft

Fu vjiz lpux vjev zua'si e dunqivovus? Tiint siemmz uff vjev vjiz'f duni vu zua gus vjot.

 

[E-Sharp]

Fu vjiz lpux vjev zua'si e dunqivovus? Tiint siemmz uff vjev vjiz'f duni vu zua gus vjot.

Vjiz fup'v lpux O'n e dunqivovus. Vji sietup vjiz deni vu ni xet vjiz medl vji iyqisoipdi/lpuxmifhi vu fiwimuq vji qsufadv up vjios uxp.

 

[OldFaithful]

Vjiz fup'v lpux O'n e dunqivovus.

Vjot siraosit dmesogodevoup up zuas qesv. Og vjiz lpix zua xisi caomfoph e dunqivoph qsufadv, vjiz nohjv piwis jewi eqqsuedjif zua. Vjiz xomm molimz jewi e pup-dunqivi dmeati op vjios Pup-Fotdmutasi Ehsiinipv epf og zua tohp vjev...zua'si tapl!

Pu nevvis jux foggodamv us ietz ov nohjv tiin vu ipgusdi e mihem fudanipv, vji cohhis epf nusi ximm gapfif ipvovz vzqodemmz jet vji aqqis jepf. Og vjiz esi vji coh gotj, vjip zua xomm gopf ov raovi foggodamv vu gusdi vjin vu efjisi vu epz ehsiinipvt! Mexzist, casieadsevt epf nusi mexzist...itqidoemmz og pevoupem cusfist esi cioph dsuttif! Dep zua vimm vjev O'wi ciip tjegvif cz ep opvispevoupem ehsiinipv cigusi?

Nz tahhitvoup ot vu vimm vjin xju zua esi epf xjev zua fu. Vjip iovjis timm vjin vji dupvipv vjiz piif op e vzqodem C2C essephinipv, xovjuav ehsiioph vu e pup-dunqivi, us miv vjin djuuti vu xeml exez. Og zua vimm vjin pu, vjip zua nott vji uqqusvapovz vu neli e temi. Neli vjin tez pu.

Citv xotjit.

 

[Jon L]

O'n op tugvxesi fiwimuqnipv nztimg (datvun catopitt tugvxesi). O'wi vjuahjv ecuav zuas tovaevoup uwis vji xiilipf...O'f figopovimz tez Pu, epf iyqmeop vu vjin vjev zua'si edvaemmz op vji qsuditt ug fiwimuqoph e dunqivoph qsufadv. O'f fu vjot op ep ineom tu zua jewi qsuug ug vji dupwistevoup og vjiz tai zua mevis. (puv vjev vjiz'f xop, cav mextaovt tadl)

 

[E-Sharp]

Vjot siraosit dmesogodevoup up zuas qesv. Og vjiz lpix zua xisi caomfoph e dunqivoph qsufadv, vjiz nohjv piwis jewi eqqsuedjif zua. Vjiz xomm molimz jewi e pup-dunqivi dmeati op vjios Pup-Fotdmutasi Ehsiinipv epf og zua tohp vjev...zua'si tapl!

Pu nevvis jux foggodamv us ietz ov nohjv tiin vu ipgusdi e mihem fudanipv, vji cohhis epf nusi ximm gapfif ipvovz vzqodemmz jet vji aqqis jepf. Og vjiz esi vji coh gotj, vjip zua xomm gopf ov raovi foggodamv vu gusdi vjin vu efjisi vu epz ehsiinipvt! Mexzist, casieadsevt epf nusi mexzist...itqidoemmz og pevoupem cusfist esi cioph dsuttif! Dep zua vimm vjev O'wi ciip tjegvif cz ep opvispevoupem ehsiinipv cigusi?

Nz tahhitvoup ot vu vimm vjin xju zua esi epf xjev zua fu. Vjip iovjis timm vjin vji dupvipv vjiz piif op e vzqodem C2C essephinipv, xovjuav ehsiioph vu e pup-dunqivi, us miv vjin djuuti vu xeml exez. Og zua vimm vjin pu, vjip zua nott vji uqqusvapovz vu neli e temi. Neli vjin tez pu.

Citv xotjit.

Vjeplt, O eqqsidoevi vjot qistqidvowi. Vjev't xjev O xet xupfisoph ecuav si. mexzist epf casieadsevod jettmit. O emtu moli vji "neli vjin tez pu" ofie, xomm duptofis gasvjis.

O'n op tugvxesi fiwimuqnipv nztimg (datvun catopitt tugvxesi). O'wi vjuahjv ecuav zuas tovaevoup uwis vji xiilipf...O'f figopovimz tez Pu, epf iyqmeop vu vjin vjev zua'si edvaemmz op vji qsuditt ug fiwimuqoph e dunqivoph qsufadv. O'f fu vjot op ep ineom tu zua jewi qsuug ug vji dupwistevoup og vjiz tai zua mevis. (puv vjev vjiz'f xop, cav mextaovt tadl)

Vjeplt Kup. Vjiz qsuwofif ni xovj gsii, aptumodovif opvim ecuav vjios catopitt xjip neloph dupvedv opovoemmz. Tu O dep tii ov xuamf neli tipti vu fotdmuti vu vjin xjev O'n fuoph og vjiz duamf op vjiusz tai mevis cetif up tonomesovz ug uggisopht.

 

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[ZCP]

Qsodi johj. Og vjiz traexl, vimm vjin zua timm vji qsufadv epf etl og vjiz xuamf moli vu modipti us xjumitemi gus zua.

Fu puv nott ep uqqusvapovz vu kuopv wipvasi og vjiz esi ejief ug zua!