How to Counter an Insulting Low-Ball Offer

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Preview โ€” The Goal

๐ŸŽฏ The Goal: Getting defensive signals that they hit a nerve โ€” and lowballers WANT the nerve. An insulting offer is a probe: are you desperate, emotional, or informed? Do not counter with another number (that legitimizes theirs as a starting point). Instead, acknowledge it with a calm observation โ€” 'It looks like you value this project differently than we do' โ€” and make THEM explain the math.