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Sat through a 3-hour partnership pitch in Austin and walked out halfway
I was at this big agency meetup in Austin last month where a group was pushing this idea that you need formal signed agreements for every referral partner. Everyone around me was nodding along like it was gospel. But in my experience, those rigid contracts just slow things down and kill trust with smaller agencies. I actually left during a coffee break because the speaker kept pushing this 'one-size-fits-all' model that never worked for my 5-person shop. Has anyone else seen these cookie-cutter partnership templates blow up in practice?
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thomas27521d ago
Switching to a simple handshake deal with a quick email follow-up worked way better for my crew. We stopped trying to fit that corporate template nonsense and just focused on clear expectations up front. Those rigid contracts always made my partners feel like I didn't trust them, lol.
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rodriguez.diana21d ago
Ain't that the truth, why make things harder than they need to be?
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valw3621d ago
Keep it short and sweet. A one-page memo with bullet points does the job better than a 20-page contract. Focus on what happens when things go right, not just when they go wrong. That trust you build from keeping it simple is worth more than any legal fine print.
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