Episode 8: Jay McBain
Topics Covered
Wall Street: Does Wall Street prefer “inventors” where bets are made on the next big idea or “proof” where investors simply fund the sale of a proven concept?
Exclusivity: Should a partnering professional ever agree to exclusivity?
SaaS CEOs: Many SaaS CEOs have to understand partnering from two very distinct vantage points, (1) channel sales and (2) co-creation & tech integration. How should they balance these two topics?
Growth: CEOs must decide to build (organic) or partner (collaborate). What are the key factors in deciding which approach to take?
Guest Information
Chief Analyst – Channels, Partnerships, & Ecosystems, Canalys
In this week’s episode of The PARTNERNOMICS Show, Mark Brigman is joined by Jay McBain, Chief Analyst – Channels, Partnerships, & Ecosystems @ Canalys. Jay is an accomplished speaker, author, and innovator in the IT industry. Named 2021 Channel Influencer of the Year by Channel Partners Magazine.
Mark is an author, keynote speaker, and the Founder of PARTNERNOMICS®, an international training, coaching, and consulting firm that helps business professionals make strategic partnering become a core competency.
Mark is an expert at turning collaborative relationships into highly functional competitive advantages. While working for a Fortune 100 technology firm, he traveled across Europe and the US architecting and leading hundreds of multi-million dollar partnerships. From the early 2000s, his passion and expertise in strategic partnerships led him to speak at international conferences from London, England to Silicon Valley.
