Hear, ask your questions and learn from Tenego on: how to identify what it takes to partner with giant software companies; how to manage a giant partner; alternatives to partnering with large companies and more. What You Will Learn? • What does it take to partner with the global giant software solution companies and System Integrator? • What do the Giants look for in the product partner companies? How do they evaluate partners? • How are these companies structured? Can they be truly global partners for your business? • How do you manage a giant partner? • How do you evaluate if the giants are the right path for your business? • What are the alternatives and often better/ faster routes for your business? • Can the attributes you seek in the giants be found in smaller more agile, more manageable partners? Who it is suitable for? CEOs, Alliances Development, Channel Development and Senior Business Development staff of Software Companies or Cloud Based Solutions with existing partners or that want to have partners in the future.

1. Partnering With The Big Boys
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2. Questions
Q: What Deal Size would
the Global SIs need, to be
interested?
Q: How do you protect your IP in
engaging with the giant software
companies?
Q: Can you quickly assess
the real opportunity with
the large companies,
without waiting years?
Q: Would the large software
companies seek exclusivity?
Q: How do you get large SI
partners to proactively sell your
solution?
Q: What types of partners
should seek to partner with?
Q: If we have the right
product, who should
we talk to?
Q: How do you partner with
Big Companies when you
are also disruptive to their
sector and business?
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3. Welcome
If you have any questions,
please interrupt…
Type into the Chat/Question screen
www.tenegopartnering.com
http://ie.linkedin.com/in/donaghkiernan
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Donagh Kiernan
Founder and CEO
Tenego Partnering
27 years – Techie
background Sales
Channel, Direct Sales
and Channel
Sales Organisation
Management.

4. The Panel
Heinrich Erk
Tenego Frankfurt /
Main Germany
35+ years experience in
Systems Integration,
Data Warehousing,
Data Quality and
CRM/SCM/ERP
environments.
https://www.linkedin.c
om/in/heinrich-erk-
b421583/
Christoph Klecker
Tenego Düsseldorf
Germany
24+ years experience
in Data Warehousing,
Data Integration, Data
Quality and ERP/CRM
environments.
https://www.linkedin.
com/in/christophklec
ker/
Bill Norberg
Tenego US
Northeast
Veteran of the
industry. Experienced
designing and
executing winning,
multi-channel sales
strategies.
https://www.linkedin.c
om/in/billnorberg/

5. Tenego: Services
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6. Tenego Clients
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7. Tenego’s Methodologies
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8. Tenego’s Global Network
• To date, executed projects across UK & Ireland,
Across Europe, North America, Mexico & Latin
America, Middle East, North Africa, India, China,
South Asia…
• Growing Global Network of Tenego Offices with on
the ground presence and in discussion in
– Ireland (HQ), UK, Germany, Netherlands, Greece
– Middle East, APAC
– Canada, US East Coast, US West Coast …
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9. Partnering With The Big Boys
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10. “You do have a better chance of partnering with IBM
than winning the lottery.
Yet the lottery will only cost you $5 and is painless.”
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- by wishes-to-remain-anonymous

11. As a software business leader, what do you immediately think
and feel when you hear the Software Giant’s names?
• Do you think, if only HP or Microsoft would resell my
product…
• What does it take to partner with the Big Boys?
• What do you need to be?
• What do you need to do?
• Where do you start?
• Along the way, how do you know it’s progressing and will
work?
• How long will it take?.
IBM, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft, Accenture, HP…
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12. Software Product Giants: Why for You?
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The benefits of partnering with the Big Boys: (?)
• Market Reach and Coverage
– Strong in initial markets with
– Global Access possibility through a single partner
• Brand Association
– Instant Validation of your business, enabling easier business everywhere
• Customer Acquisition
– Tier 1 customer decision maker access
– Driven sales machine
• Instant Success?.

13. Software Product Giants: Why would they?
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Why would a Software Giant Partner with you?
• You have an offering that clearly fits with the Giants
• You have clear market validation with a number of
common partners and customers
• The Giants have an established structure or business
practice focussing on your target customers and need area
• You can see a clear fast market engagement
• You have an ongoing commitment from them that fits
within their business (it just makes sense).

14. Software Product Giants: Challenges?
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• Sufficient Deal Size?
• Proactive Commitment?
• Focus v Diversification
– The Giants try and do everything
– This leaves limited opportunities for partner solutions
• Time to Engagement
– “Are you ready for 2 years of meetings, with no guarantee we
will go to market with your product?” – Giant Software Co
senior executive
• Ease of Doing Business
– “A whole industry sector of services companies exists to help
companies work with IBM”.

15. Global System Integrators (SIs)
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• Accenture would make a great partner.
– As would EDS, Deloitte, TCS, EY, Cap Gemini…
• Global SIs may be a route to the Software Giants
• What does it take to partner with the Global SIs?
• What do you need to be?
• What do you need to do?
• Where do you start?
• How long will it take?
• Along the way, how do you know it’s progressing and will
work?.

16. “Purely Opportunistic, for their occasional needs
only and near impossible to get them
to be proactive for you”
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- by Tech CEO frustrated by Global SI partners

17. Global SIs: What will work?
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• Your Product Drives Services Revenues
– SIs are driven by what enables much service days
• You are Proven to sell and deliver successfully to Tier 1 Co’s
– You Share Customers with the Global SIs in your direct sales
deliver, then they may seek you out
• Your Solution offers something unique enabling them to
win more from existing customers – keeping others out
– Helping them stay ahead of the competition
• They have a Global Practice in your Niche
• Your Solution Delivery is Transportable and Scalable - Can
be delivered from anywhere and at a big scale.

18. Global SIs: Challenges
• Deal Size Mix
– very large and hungry family for service days
– Need deals in the 500,000’s and millions
• Proactive Commitment?
• Focus v Diversification?
• Time to Engagement?
• Ease of Doing Business.
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19. Partner Time Appropriate;
Balance short term and long term, partner for what you need
in your business for the next 2 years…
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Partner Size Appropriate;
Partner where your proposition will bring good partner
benefit, yet ensure the partner is small/big enough to benefit.
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20. The Alternatives to the Big Boys
Partner Type Selection & Partner Fit
a) Capabilities you have / Capabilities you need to grow
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Product/Solution/Services
Business Engine Market,
Sales & Delivery
Market EcoSystem:
Company Types
Partner Type Evaluation

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Influenc
Certification
Codes of Practice Public Sector, Local Authorities
Analysts
Media
Industry
Organisations
TargetCustomers
Water
Electricity
Gas
Advisors/Consulting
Accountants / Tax
Advisors / Business
Consulting T1
Legal*
Accountants/Business
Consulting T2*
BPO Industry
Organisations
DebtServices&
Collection
Specialist Debt
Consultants / Credit
Checking *
Debt Recovery*
BPO Accounts
Receivable
SI’s&ITServices
IT Consulting
Systems Integrators*
,
IT Managed Services
IT Services
Software
Solutions
Debt Management
Software*
Contact Centre Mgmt
Systems*
Workflow /Doc
Management /Case
Your Market Ecosystem
What Company Types have access to
your customers and the capabilities
to help you sell?

22. In Summary
1) Do you have that something special to interest the
Software Giants?
2) Are you ready for the effort, time and money with
limited chance of success?
3) Global SIs offer an easier, but still difficult path
4) Tier 2s are faster and less risk
5) There are many alternatives.
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23. Thank You & Questions
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Donagh Kiernan
Founder and CEO
Tenego Partnering
Heinrich Erk
Tenego Frankfurt /
Main Germany
Christoph Klecker
Tenego Düsseldorf
Germany
Bill Norberg
Tenego US
Northeast

24. www.tenegopartnering.com/resource www.tenegopartnering.com/blog
Further content available online
Presentation can be found here:
https://www.slideshare.net/DonaghKiernan/partnering-with-the-big-boys
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25. Additional Webinars
• Other webinars available in our Resource Page:
• Partnering as an Exit Strategy
• How to fix a Broken Sales Channel
• Partner Program Development for Scalable International Growth
• Planning 2017: Decisions and Tools for Growth
• Sales Partner Management for better Partner Engagement
• How to ensure Partner Fit. It's not as simple as it may seem
• Meet Your Revenue Targets with Focused Sales Execution
• Finding Big Markets for Big Data & Data Analytics Solutions
• Business in Europe: Understanding the bigger opportunities
• Growing your Business in the UK
• Germany: Opportunities for Tech Companies
• Market Opportunities in Australia for Tech Companies
• And many more…
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26. Related Articles
• Available in our Blog:
• In Star Wars or Software Companies, Small can make big impact on Giants (IBM, SAP, Oracle, HP...)
• Partnering Routes: Tier 2's OR Software Giants (IBM, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft...)
• 5 Reasons Why the Big Boy System Integrators Might Partner with You
• Want to sell your company? Then Partner with potential acquirers
• The First 100 Days of Taking Control of Your Sales Channel
• Are you Strategic to your Strategic Partner? - Software Sales Channels Unrequited Love
• 5 In & 5 Out in Reviewing & Improving Your Sales Channels - Part 2 of 2
• 5 In & 5 Out in Reviewing & Improving Your Sales Channels - Part 1 of 2
• What Partner Types do you want in your Partner Program?
• 5 Hard Things in Building an Effective Partner Program
• 5 Points on Breaking Preconceived Notions with Just Enough Analysis
• And many more…
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