Post on 15-Apr-2017
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Joining ForcesHow to team up with another agency. By @danielmall for #ownersummit
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We all very quickly decided that the best way to get to know each other was to play together.”
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A business model describes the rationale of how an organization creates, delivers, and captures value.
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Successful collaborations are by choice. You can’t force collaboration. You can’t need collaboration.”
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erA collaboration is not a partnership. A collaboration is not staff augmentation. A collaboration is a temporary merger.
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Hi Dan,
I love the work that you and your SuperFriendly team are doing! My agency [AgencyName] does a bunch of work for gaming companies, specifically around initial releases.
I’ll be in Philly in August; can I buy you lunch to get to know you better?
—[Your Name]
Only people can collaborate. Even when it’s ‘companies’ doing collabs there are people at the helm. Easy to forget.”
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Ask some questions
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What’s your “thang?”
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Tell me about your team.
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Tell me about your business model.
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Conjure your dream project
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Draft & sign a collaboration agreement
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Thanks! Questions?