From competitors to friends: an archived Project Mindset post, originally published in 2021. Dates and roles reflect the original publication.
From Competitors to Friends
Can competitors become good friends?
When we founded our start-ups years ago — William Schlichter’s Actinate GmbH and my Full Control GmbH — we were competitors.
Only with time, perhaps with age ;-), did I understand that friendly exchanges of ideas and knowledge can create a win-win situation even for competitors. Sharing lessons from poor decisions can save the other person considerable time, money and frustration.
I am especially happy and proud to see William making great strides with his vision for actinate.
More in the Project Mindset archive (German) and the Reza Mehman Podcast.
