partner-ecosystem-expansion

Partner Ecosystem Expansion Plan which categories of partner to add next and in what order, as a staged roadmap with gates. Be honest about the evidence before anything else: No peer-reviewed optimal partner-category sequence exists. Most published "frameworks" for this decision are borrowed strategy grids force-fit onto channels. Nearly every quoted benchmark comes from a vendor or consultant that profits when the number looks good. What the evidence genuinely supports: Adner's minimum viable ecosystem (MVE) + staged expansion + value blueprint ( The Wide Lens ; Winning the Right Game ) - the one framework designed for exactly this problem: prove the smallest partner configuration that evidences joint value, then add categories in a deliberate order, gated on evidence. The alliance-portfolio-diversity inverted-U (Jiang, Tao & Santoro 2010, SMJ ; Lee et al. 2017 meta-analysis) - the field's only independent evidence: partner-type diversity helps firm performance up to a point, then coordination and governance costs dominate. It argues for restraint and sequencing; it prescribes no order. Operational coverage/capacity math and stage-gate pilots - unbranded, but the actual working method: gate every category on capacity, not enthusiasm. McBain/Canalys' channel trifurcation supplies the category taxonomy (never a sequence), and Moore's whole product / bowling alley partially transfers. Name and reject the force-fits when a user brings one: Ansoff applied to channels, McKinsey three horizons, BCG growth-share, Iansiti & Levien for category selection. See references/sequencing-frameworks.md . This skill sequences categories, never named companies. Related decisions live in sibling skills: Show more Installs 1.3K Repository mbfinotti/partn…s-skills GitHub Stars 1 First Seen Sep 13, 2026 Security Audits Gen Agent Trust Hub Pass Socket Pass Snyk Pass