01Practice

Partnerships that add pipeline, not overhead.

A structured evaluation of co-sell and white-label partnerships, ending in a documented go or no-go.

The problem

Where this sits.

Partnerships are agreed in principle at conferences and then absorb months of coordination without producing a single sourced deal.

MandateTest a proposed partnership against pipeline economics before either side commits operational time to it.

02Deliverables

What the team is handed.

Partnership exploration

A structured evaluation of a co-sell or white-label partnership, ending in a clear go or no-go.

Outcome. Only partnerships that add pipeline are entered.

Partner economics model

Referral, margin and delivery-cost scenarios modelled against realistic deal volume.

Outcome. The commercial terms are set before the relationship is.

Co-sell operating brief

Who sources, who delivers, who owns the client, and how disputes resolve.

Outcome. The partnership survives its first contested deal.

03Method

How the work runs.

  1. 01

    Qualify

    Test overlap, channel access and delivery compatibility before commercial discussion.

  2. 02

    Model

    Run the economics at realistic volume, including the coordination cost both sides absorb.

  3. 03

    Decide

    Deliver a written go or no-go with the operating brief attached where the answer is go.

04Fit

When this is the right first move.

  • Two or more partnerships are open and none has sourced revenue.
  • A larger firm has proposed a white-label arrangement.
  • Channel access is the constraint, not delivery capacity.
05Questions

Common questions.

Do you negotiate the agreement?

The commercial and operating terms are drafted; legal execution stays with your counsel.

How long does an evaluation take?

Two to three weeks per partnership, depending on the counterparty's responsiveness.

Next step

Start with the founder-dependency audit.

Ten working days, fixed fee, a written read your team owns. The fee credits against the build that follows.