I run a small business in my country where I import and sell action figures. There’s this client who keeps asking me about how he can do the same thing I do—where to buy, etc. He’s mentioning that his contract with his current job is ending soon and he wants an additional source of income. Tbf this person has always seemed to have low social skills in the way he asks things but what do i know. I would say im the one with the best know-how in the market right now due to my knowledge of apps, automation, etc. My small business is currently my only source of income. What should I tell him? I want to be polite unlike him lol
BS your way through it. Throw in a bunch of jargon that’s no way connected to it, make it seem extra confusing. And say you don’t know or need to check or something else in the same vein.
Anyways, if you’ve figured it out, there exists the chance someone else will. You don’t need to help him anyways, you’re not obligated to create a competitor. Just make sure that he doesn’t poach any employees from you. And don’t give him a job either.