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How Intel trained me to be honey pot resistant.

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The issues around the CEO of Nvidia, Jensen Huang,  reminded me of an experience I had.

Around the late 80s I was traveling around Asia in my role of VP business development.  As part of that trip, I had a business meeting with a major PC company in Taiwan.  It was my first and last visit to that Island.  I also visited, Japan, Korea and Hong Kong.

There was a group in Intel that provided me with training on etiquette for the different countries.  For instance how rude it was to show the bottoms of your shoes in Japan.  When it come to Taiwan, it was a different story.

I was told that companies in Taiwan would negotiate for hours and hours.  That they took stimulant and would try to worn you down.  And they said that I should expect a knock on my hotel door later in the evening. That if I opened it I would find that a beautiful woman had been sent to entertain me.

Sure enough the knock came.  And did I answer it?

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    Patrick Murray

    Somehow I think you’d be curious enough to open the door to see if true…and of course find a polite way to say ‘not interested’ :). I went through the same Intel culture awareness training… however, I never got a late night knock on the door on my several stays at the Grand Fermosa Regent in Taipei during mid/late ’90’s… now the bar at the Marriott in HK, different story, and am glad Intel’s training taught us about hotel room ugly mirrors 😉

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