Last Wednesday, Donald Trump took a break from tweeting to meet with top executives from Apple, Facebook, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, IBM, and others. Of course, Ivanka, Eric, and Donald Jr joined him at the table. Vampire-curious venture capitalist Peter Thiel organized the summit to help build a bridge between the Trump administration and Silicon Valley, which almost unanimously supported Hillary Clinton.

This meeting was intended as an ice-breaker, the first step toward what both sides are surely hoping will be a mutually beneficial partnership. At the summit, they could feel each other out, share their interests, and explore compatibility. After all, every relationship is a negotiation: How can tax codes be reformed? What trade deals are desired? Who will conduct mass surveillance?

Many of the CEOs who attended had skirmishes with Trump during the campaign. Elon Musk (Tesla) said Trump doesn’t “have the sort of character that reflects well on the United States,” while Travis Kalanick (Uber) threatened “to move to China if [Trump] wins.” But proximity to power has a funny way of changing a person’s mind. Hours before the meeting, they both agreed to advise Trump as part of his Strategic and Policy Forum, a group that also includes Jamie Dimon (JP Morgan) and Stephen Schwarzman (Blackstone).