Failing to innovate within your partnerships could leave your business behind.
As AI accelerates the pace of change, how do leaders ensure they stay relevant while unlocking unprecedented customer value?
In this episode, Jim Anderson, Vice President of North America Partner Ecosystem and Channels at Google, shares insights into the principles driving Google’s partner strategies. With 25+ years in tech and a front-row seat to AI’s transformative power, Jim discusses how agility, specialization, and customer relevance transform the cloud ecosystem industry.
Key Learnings:
- Why win-win partnerships are critical to AI-driven customer value.
- The importance of specialization to tackle increasing complexities in the cloud ecosystem.
- How Google is leveraging its Marketplace as a game-changing distribution channel.
- The role of agility and co-innovation in navigating rapid shifts in the tech landscape.
- Why the future of AI is inherently tied to an ecosystem-based approach for businesse
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- Find insightful articles on how to lead and get the most out of your partner ecosystem on the WorkSpan blog.
- To contact the host, Chip Rodgers, with topic ideas, suggest a guest, or join the conversation about modern partnering, he can be reached on Twitter, LinkedIn, or send Chip an email at: chip@workspan.com
This episode of Ecosystem Aces is sponsored by WorkSpan. WorkSpan is the #1 ecosystem business management platform. We give CROs a digital platform to turbocharge indirect revenue with their partner teams at higher win rates and lower costs. We connect your partners on a live network with cross-company business applications to build, market, and sell together. We power the top 10 business ecosystems in the technology and communications industry today, managing over $50 billion in the joint pipeline
