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The new client asks you to work against your former client

Il nuovo cliente ti chiede di lavorare contro il tuo ex cliente · Consulting · Beginner

The case

A company offers you a major engagement: supporting them in the tender for a multi-year contract. The problem: the incumbent operator, who will bid to be reconfirmed, was your client until eight months ago, precisely on that service: you know their costs, margins, weak points and probable bidding strategy. No non-compete binds you: the contract is closed and formal confidentiality covers documents, not the experience in your head. The new client wants you exactly for that knowledge, even if they do not say it that way. The engagement is worth 20% of your annual revenue. Do you accept? And if so, how?

Un'azienda ti offre un incarico importante: supportarla nella gara per un appalto pluriennale. Il problema: il gestore uscente dell'appalto, che parteciperà alla gara per riconfermarsi, è stato tuo cliente fino a otto mesi fa, e proprio su quel servizio: conosci i suoi costi, i suoi margini, i suoi punti deboli e la sua probabile strategia di offerta. Nessun patto di non concorrenza ti vincola: il contratto è chiuso e gli obblighi di riservatezza formali coprono i documenti, non l'esperienza che ti porti in testa. Il nuovo cliente ti vuole esattamente per quella conoscenza, anche se non lo dice così. L'incarico vale il 20% del tuo fatturato annuo. Accetti? E se sì, come?

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