Rich O'Connell

Rich O'Connell

California
Partnerships @ Atlassian. Blogs about Technology Partnerships, APIs and Ecosystems.
May
01
How to Launch a V0 Product Partner Program

How to Launch a V0 Product Partner Program

There is no right or wrong approach. Just put one foot in front of the other and start talking to people about what they need.
2 min read
Apr
19
Why Partnerships are important

Why Partnerships are important

According to Okta, companies with 2,000 employees or more, deploy an average of 187 software applications to run their businesses.
4 min read
Mar
30
Partnership Tools: Strategy Trees

Partnership Tools: Strategy Trees

A Strategy Tree is a way to lay out and communicate your strategic plan.
2 min read
Mar
02
How Partners are helping Atlassian become a $10B Company

How Partners are helping Atlassian become a $10B Company

Insights on how Ecosystems and Partnerships can help SaaS businesses grow.
2 min read
Feb
15
Moving from Strategy to Execution in Partnerships

Moving from Strategy to Execution in Partnerships

Here are a few ideas to consider when you are trying to take a Partnership strategy and make it a reality.
2 min read
Jan
28
Managing different ways of working in a Tech Partnership

Managing different ways of working in a Tech Partnership

Try and view these differences as strengths to be leveraged, rather than challenges to be overcome.
2 min read
Jan
12
Storytelling for Influence

Storytelling for Influence

Humans have evolved to tell stories. While data is important when you are trying to drive change, it is often the narrative you wrap around the data that will inspire and motive people to take the first steps.
2 min read
Dec
19
Escalating problems to leadership

Escalating problems to leadership

There will sometimes be situations in Partnerships where things will not go to plan and you will need to provide this as an update to leadership. ‌
2 min read
Dec
09
Deciding to build an app for a new Ecosystem Platform

Deciding to build an app for a new Ecosystem Platform

App ecosystems should be flywheel with 3 players - the API platform, app developers and users. These players are all
3 min read
Mar
28
Neon sign with "executive" on side of building

Exec Briefing (Template)

This template can help you prepare for meetings, or updates, with your executives and executives from your partner companies.
3 min read