bro-factor 
InfoChachkie
MAY 5, 2011
Agreements with Big Dumb Companies (BDCs) are like DC Comic’s evil villainess, Poison Ivy. You will no doubt craft agreements with companies of similar or even smaller size to your own. Ever negotiate with lawyers at a huge company? The allure of a company-changing deal with a BDC is strong. Kiss of Death Provisions.
InfoChachkie
MAY 23, 2011
As noted in Contract Traps Entrepreneurs Should Avoid , exclusivity can kill a small company. Unfortunately, many Big Dumb Companies (BDCs) assume they must unfairly skew the market in their favor by precluding you from freely working with anyone you choose. Trick Ear. I seldom acquiesced when it came to excludesivity.
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InfoChachkie
NOVEMBER 15, 2011
In fact, during my many years as an operational entrepreneur, I explicitly avoided working with governments, for the reasons described below. Some startups opt to partner with larger companies which have pre-established relationships with government customers. Bro Factor – An inherent advantage startups enjoy is the Bro Factor.
InfoChachkie
APRIL 7, 2010
During the height of the dotbomb bubble, numerous companies struck Barney deals. They were dubbed Barney deals because the structure of such relationships was so lightweight that the underlying agreements merely affirmed the companies’ mutual affection, as articulated in Barney’s theme song, “I love you, you love me.
InfoChachkie
OCTOBER 31, 2011
Departing from Edwards AFB, we flew over the Mojave Air and Spaceport, home of the world’s largest private manufacturer of spacecraft, The Spaceship Company (TSC). In October of 2011, the company announced a $4.5 Fortunately we’re not a public company – we’re a private group of companies, and I can do what I want.”
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