De Jong: Some Business Cultures Treat Exploiting Counterparties as a Skill
Aldo De Jong · He Called It a Work Husband. Then Came the Surprise Money. · May 9, 2023 · at 21:43
Serial entrepreneur Aldo De Jong discusses differing cultural red lines in business and navigating conflicting moral frameworks with partners.
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“In some cultures, business people, they take advantage of each other. And instead of one business person who has been taking advantage of, who has been screwed over, feeling bad about it, he will say, wow, this guy, you're really good at screwing me over. I'll get you next time. Right? And now I learned how to screw even better.”
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