Comment by _gabe_
2 years ago
It’s not though. My company partners with several other Apple sized and larger tech companies. Some are better than others, and we have running jokes about the ones that like to try to throw around their weight. Because, as you might expect, they are unpleasant to work with.
From experience, the size doesn’t matter as much as the delta in revenue, or size of that client’s project vs. typical projects. And on the flip side some of the clients that paid least were the hardest to get to sign off on projects, but at least those don’t actually think they’re entitled to harass your team.
how many tech companies are apple sized or larger? i think youre full of shit.
Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Meta, OpenAI, Intel, Nvidia, AMD, Netflix just to name a few.
very few companies sign an agreement with "Apple". You sell a good or service to a single person, small group or maybe a department. There are countless customers this size, the difference is do they treat you like they are the embodiment of "Apple"? We have lots of big, well-known clients and for the most part they do not.
I mean, Apple does have a procurement process. If you're selling at the large team / department level or up (i.e. not individuals within Apple), you're dealing with "Apple" at least for the sale through security and contract reviews, etc.