Goal: Know how to develop partner strategy

Who are the key partners and suppliers needed to make business model work? What are the reasons you would want to partner? What key resources are we acquiring from them? What key activities do they perform? What are common types of partner? How to manage partners risks? What partner strategies should be considered for startups?

References: Business Model Generation (Alexander OsterWalder & Yves Pigneur, 2010), The Four Steps to the Epiphany (Steve G. Blank, 2007), The Lean Startup (Eric Ries, 2011)