Deal friendlies, not real friends...
- Shailendra Tipparaju
- Jul 5, 2025
- 1 min read

There are rarely friendships in business. Only allies, and mostly common interests. Anytime you seek friendships in a deal and mistake friendliness for friendship...you risk emotional attachment in a space that rewards strategic detachment.
That’s when your logic blurs, expectations inflate and disappointments hit harder than they should. In business, play the game with heart but never hand it over. Be naive at your own risk. You have been alerted.




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