Real correspondence from the people running real companies — and what it reveals about leadership.
Topic
Platform rules, fees, and the fights they start.
4 letters · most recent first
Matt Fischer ·Apple Inc. ·21 AUG 2018
The moment your partners consistently refuse your terms, you have two choices: lose them or adapt — and waiting too long to decide is its own decision.
Tim Sweeney ·Epic Games ·30 JUN 2020
When you can't beat a gatekeeper on their terms, reframe the fight as being about their customers, not you.
Tim Sweeney ·Epic Games ·17 JUL 2020
When a business dispute stops being about money and starts being about principle, the other side's lawyers are no longer the audience — the public and the courts are.
Tim Sweeney ·Epic Games ·13 AUG 2020
When you deliberately break a powerful partner's rules, the letter you send isn't a negotiation — it's the opening statement of a lawsuit you've already prepared.