tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775241200029689204.post6521621945939198959..comments2021-10-27T07:00:59.349+08:00Comments on The World According to Me: Look Mum - No Hands!Nathan Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15617874470202762824noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775241200029689204.post-9783941996982096572013-08-28T15:58:15.379+08:002013-08-28T15:58:15.379+08:00Good analogy Nathan. Totally agree having partner ...Good analogy Nathan. Totally agree having partner ecosystem in new markets of the only way, of course apart from inorganic acquisitions. From my viewpoint I always wonder how to create a trusting sustainable partnership in a highly competitive often suspicious environment with organisations strategies and directions changing more rapidly.<br />-Anand Santhanam Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12903504937446923573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775241200029689204.post-25305740050618360402013-08-28T12:13:13.329+08:002013-08-28T12:13:13.329+08:00Thanks Tod, having worked for five different telco...Thanks Tod, having worked for five different telco's I can see there is still a lot of learning as we go but partnerships can definitely help both telcos and businesses alike get there!Nathan Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617874470202762824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775241200029689204.post-80033325274208329042013-08-27T21:07:07.285+08:002013-08-27T21:07:07.285+08:00Sage advice, good sir, and reflective of the exper...Sage advice, good sir, and reflective of the experiences you and I shared in introducing a US-based PS firm into Asian markets - get your local partnerships together on the front end of the effort, or risk being 'on the outside looking in' when you most need those handlebars to negotiate the rocky trail. Seems this should be well-understood common knowledge at this point but, based on the number of failed attempts, clearly is not. Thanks for your thoughtful encapsulation of the issue.Todhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568813436632024579noreply@blogger.com