Ecosystem Aces

Adnan Khaleel: Building Next-Gen Customer Solutions with Partners


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Ready to learn the tricks and tips of partnering with ISVs, OEMs, and even other tech companies to create innovative solutions and services?
Adnan Khaleel, Sr Director, Technology & Business Strategy at Intel Corporation, is here to give his take from his experiences at Dell and Intel on ISVs and OEMs to create services and solutions in various industries. We’ll also talk about a clear roadmap for cloud providers, new markets and technologies such as AI and quantum computing, and balancing the needs of multiple partners. And lastly, what does the process of investing in that new technology look like?

Join us as we discuss:
  • Why a larger company would want to work with a smaller partner and how it can help make the case for a partnership internally
  • What are some of the new markets and technologies that companies in the technology industry are investing in
  • When is it appropriate to bring in multiple partners to let the customer decide which one to work with?

Here are some additional episodes featuring other ecosystem leaders that might interest you:

  • #121 Aligning Ecosystem Strategy with Your Customer as the North Star with Lara Caimi, Chief Partner Officer, ServiceNow
  • #122 There’s No Easy Button For Partnering with Nicole Napiltonia, VP Of Alliances and OEM Sales, at Barracuda
  • #106 The Secrets to Managing Alliances Like Microsoft with David Totten, Chief Technology Officer, US Partner Ecosystem at Microsoft
  • #97 Why Quality Always Beats Quantity in Software Ecosystems with Tom Roberts, Senior Vice President at the Global Partner Organization over at SAP.

Links & Resources

  • Learn more about how WorkSpan helps customers accelerate their ecosystem flywheel through Co-selling, Co-innovating, Co-investing, and Co-marketing.
  • Subscribe to the Ecosystem Aces Podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcast.
  • Join the WorkSpan Community to engage with other partner ecosystem leaders on best practices, news, events, jobs, and other tips to advance your career in partnering.
  • Find insightful articles on how to lead and get the most out of your partner ecosystem on the WorkSpan blog.
  • Download the Best Practices Guide for Ecosystem Business Management
  • Download the Ultimate Guide for Partner Incentives and Market Development Funds
  • 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: [email protected]

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.
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