Episode 87 | How to Work with Vendors

Question

Hi, Work Wives, this is Chloe from Fort Worth. I got a cold email from this software company. It sounds like it might be useful to our company, maybe my team, so now I have this meeting with this person who emailed me about this software next week, and I'm just wondering, now that I've scheduled it, am I the right person for this? Can I do this? Should I have done this? Did I fuck up?

Summary

Working with external vendors is crucial in Corporate America. They can get your projects launched, keep you abreast of industry insights, and get you running faster than your competitors.

But how do you handle vendor relationships, starting with that first cold email?

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