Partnerships can make or break a business.

In this episode, we are joined by Barrett King, currently the Senior Manager-Global Go-to-Market Strategy, Partner Ecosystem at HubSpot. He is a highly motivated and results-driven professional with over 10 years of experience in building partnerships and executing go-to-market strategies for SaaS companies. He is skilled in identifying and cultivating new business opportunities, driving revenue growth, and establishing successful sales channels. 

Barrett emphasized the importance of studying partners and their impact on the customer experience and using that data to measure success. He discussed the importance of partnerships in business and how they can benefit both parties involved and also shared their advice for anyone who is hesitant to ask for help or feedback, encouraging people to just go ahead and ask, as most people are willing to help and share their knowledge.

If you want to learn more about the importance of partnerships in business and how to build successful partnerships, be sure to check out this episode!

Topics

• Evolution of inner voice
• The value of being a generalist
• From design to tech and partnerships 
• Reinvention point
• Better Together 
• Partner Programs 
• Types of Partnerships 
• How to validate your product 
• Why you should give your product away to early adopters 
• Partner Market Fit
• Science of Scale
• Customer-Centric Approach 
• Partnership success metrics 
• Customer-centric partnerships
• Active listening in partnerships
• Just go do
• Do first

Show Links

• Checkout Hubspot Website
• Connect with Barrett King on  LinkedIn
• Connect with David Khim on LinkedIn and Twitter

Past guests on The Long Game podcast include: Morgan Brown (Shopify), Ryan Law (Animalz), Dan Shure (Evolving SEO), Kaleigh Moore (freelancer), Eric Siu (Clickflow), Peep Laja (CXL), Chelsea Castle (Chili Piper), Tracey Wallace (Klaviyo), Tim Soulo (Ahrefs), Ryan McReady (Reforge), and many more.

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