Choosing Strategic Partnerships Optimized for Joint Value & Managing Expectation Around ROI - Episode 16
Between Product and PartnershipsShow Notes
We interviewed Gary Ballabio, the VP of Technology Partnerships at Cloudinary. In this interview he shared: *A framework for choosing strategic partnerships optimized for joint value. *Where he believes tech partnerships bring the most business value. *Advice for managing expectations around ROI. -- To access more content on integrations, APIs, and technology partnerships, check out our blog and resources page below Blog: https://www.pandium.com/blog Tech Partnerships & Product ...
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