The fastest growing companies aren’t doing it all on their own.
In this session from 500 Startups' 2016 Weapons of Mass Distribution Conference, CEO Mike Sharkey shares how strategic partnerships can contribute to early growth, expanded market share, an improved customer experience and explosive revenue. You’ll get an inside look at real-life partnership success stories and hard-learned tips for launching your own.
2. Source: Harvard Business Review, “Big Companies Should Collaborate with Startups”
0.1% growth
Largest 25 food companies
2.2% growth
Startup driven growth
In the last 4 years…
3. IF I FOCUS ON
ONE THING VS.
ALL THE THINGS…
CAN I GROW
FASTER?
9. What worked?
• Events for behavioral journeys
• Co-webinar with PandaDoc
• Guest blog post
Segment Slack Zapier
• Slack notifications for marketers
• VentureBeat coverage
• Co-webinar & app directory
• Connect journeys to 500+ apps
• Co-webinar: CEOs + customer
• Email announcement to 700K
10. How to get big, fast with partnerships
Start small
Say “no”
Stick to your core
Solve a problem
“If Autopilot is the orchestra for
customer data, Slack is in the
control booth, telling the mixer
what levels to adjust on the fly.”
11. Michael Sharkey
CEO & Co-founder
@michaelsharkey
@autopilotus
Get in touch
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