Straight up corruption, bribery and kickbacks, is apparently a sound strategy.
At least it was for the Netskope, Platfora (now owned by Workday), Sumo Logic, and half a dozen other companies who paid hundreds of thousands in kickbacks to a Netflix VP. Didn't work out so well for the former VP, who's been convicted of wire fraud and money laundering, and is facing prison time [1]. But as far as I can tell, none of the companies involved have faced any kind of sanction at all for their involvement.
At least it was for the Netskope, Platfora (now owned by Workday), Sumo Logic, and half a dozen other companies who paid hundreds of thousands in kickbacks to a Netflix VP. Didn't work out so well for the former VP, who's been convicted of wire fraud and money laundering, and is facing prison time [1]. But as far as I can tell, none of the companies involved have faced any kind of sanction at all for their involvement.
[1] https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/former-netflix-executiv...