Partnerships Led Growth Project
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Choose your product. It should:
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UltraHuman
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ποΈ Map the user journey for your product on whimsical. Identify gaps in service, possible customer pain points, customer requests for a particular feature.
Based on your analysis, explain if the partnership can close gaps in service, solve for customer pain-point.
Can you build the requested feature yourself? If no, can partnership solve for this?
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Partnering with these features helps UltraHuman provide an elevated experience and drive both retention and acquisition for its users in the following ways:
Overall, these partnerships contribute to an elevated user experience by providing targeted solutions, comprehensive health monitoring, and access to a diverse ecosystem of health-related products and services. This, in turn, drives both retention and acquisition for UltraHuman, as users are more likely to remain engaged with the product and attract new users who are seeking a comprehensive health monitoring solution.
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π¬ Conduct a litmus test to check whether your product is ready for partnership.
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Do you have Product-Market Fit? | Yes, Ultrahuman has achieved Product-Market Fit. It is a high-priced tech product that targets specific audiences who can afford it and are interested in investing in their health and wellness. |
Are you finding it difficult to acquire new customers or enter a new market? | Yes, Ultrahuman faces challenges in acquiring new customers or entering new markets due to its high price and niche features. |
Are you looking to drive power usage? | Yes, Ultrahuman aims to drive power usage by offering a comprehensive health monitoring experience and collaborating with complementary products or services in existing health ecosystems. |
Do you have customers making requests for an integration? | Yes, customers have been requesting integration with other products or services to utilize their biomarkers and correct their metabolic scores. |
ππΌ Final litmus test result: Yes.
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Apply the Partnerships Framework
Go to each page to step-by-step formulate your partnership strategy
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State the following for your product:
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Explain your ICP here:β
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These attributes collectively form Ultrahuman's ideal customer profile, capturing individuals within a specific age range, with a high-income capacity, a strong focus on health, a desire to optimize their performance, residing in metros, and working in tech-related industries with a need for frequent tech stack upgrades.
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βMention your brand values here:
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When Ultrahuman was founded, a fundamental question was posed: "How can individuals eat and train according to their unique bodies and goals?" In a world filled with conflicting advice on the "perfect diet" and the "ultimate workout routine," understanding how nutrition and exercise truly impact health seemed like an enigmatic puzzle.
Ultrahuman set out to revolutionize this landscape by introducing a groundbreaking approachβan approach that leverages biomarkers to unveil how the body specifically responds to different foods, how to optimize fueling for exercise, and how to enhance sleep through nutrition. The mission is clear: to empower individuals in optimizing their well-being by providing them with highly personalized insights and real-time guidance.
At Ultrahuman, the brand values are deeply ingrained. They are:
With an unwavering dedication to these values, Ultrahuman strives to transform the way people approach their health, enabling them to unlock their full potential and live their most vibrant lives.
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Ultrahuman's current market consists of individuals within the age range of 25 to 50 who belong to the high-income group, have a strong focus on health and wellness, and are interested in optimizing their sports performance. They are primarily located in metropolitan areas and work in tech-related industries that require frequent tech stack upgrades. Ultrahuman aims to target this specific market segment and provide them with highly personalized insights and real-time guidance to optimize their well-being
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Share your list of possible partners here:β
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Perform a partner fitment test using the template below
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Questions you should ask | Food Darzee | Neend App | Flo App | Google Calendar |
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Is our goal aligning? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 |
Do we have customer requests? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 |
Does our ICP match? | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Will our brand image improve? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 |
Do our brand values match? | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
Can I increase the price of my product after the partnership? | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Will the partnership let me enter new markets? | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Score | 0.857 | 0.786 | 0.643 | 0.357 |
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The scores in the "Score" row represent the average scores given in each particular column.
Scoring Method Yes - 1; Maybe - 0.5; No - 0
Reasons for the partnerships:
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Create a list of possible PoCs
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Mention your PoC list here:β
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Use the decision framework to finalise your first outreach PoC
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PoC Contender | Do they have high intent to make the partnership successful? | Would their motive align with you to make the partnership successful? | Are they likely to respond quickly? | Have they worked on partnerships in the past? | Would they have the bandwidth to pull off the partnership? | Can they align various stakeholders and teams to build the partnership? | Score |
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Neend App: BD Manager | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
Food Darzee: Business Development Manager | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.58 |
Google Calendar: Partnership Manager | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.58 |
Flo App: Partnership Manager | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Google: Workspace Business Development Manager | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 |
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Draft your first outreach message to the PoC. Mention clear subject, your introduction, the βwhyβ, goal alignment, and clear CTA.
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Dear [Neend App Business Development Manager's Name],
I hope this email finds you well. I am reaching out to you on behalf of Ultrahuman. We are a company dedicated to helping individuals optimize their health by providing them access to deeply personalized insights and real-time nudges.
Our cutting-edge wearable, the Ultrahuman Ring, tracks movement, sleep, and the body's energy dynamics in real-time. It provides intelligent recommendations to balance and take control of one's health.
This is where a partnership with Neend App makes perfect sense. The Ultrahuman Ring can seamlessly integrate with Neend App, allowing users to track their sleep cycles and optimize stress management. By combining insights from the Ring's sensors along with real-time glucose levels through our other product, M1, users can make actionable connections between glucose variability and lifestyle events that may affect their health. This partnership not only empowers Ultrahuman users to act on the information they track but also drives relevant users to the Neend App.
We believe that collaborating with Neend App will provide immense value to both our user bases. Together, we can revolutionize the way people approach their metabolic fitness and overall well-being. We are excited about the potential of this partnership and would love to explore how we can work together to make it mutually beneficial.
I would greatly appreciate the opportunity to discuss this further with you. Please let me know if you would be available for a call or meeting to explore the possibilities. I look forward to hearing from you and taking the next steps towards a successful partnership.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
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Uh oh! Imagine havenβt received a response for any of your outreaches. Your filled out their partner form, tried contacting them on LinkedIn, found a POC from the company but to no avail.
Use the FES job matrix to identify potential follow ups approaches for different POCs.
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What would your strategy be to get your foot in the door to reach a meeting?
Outline the channel youβll reach out on, the message youβll send, and any follow-ups you might want to do. Build a comprehensive strategy from A-Z on how youβll reach out on email, socials, cold calls etc.
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Dear [Neend App Business Development Manager's Name],
Dear [Neend App Business Development Manager's Name],
I hope this email finds you well. I wanted to follow up on my previous email regarding a potential partnership between Ultrahuman and Neend App. We believe that integrating the Ultrahuman Ring's sleep tracking capabilities with Neend App's stress management tools can provide a holistic approach to optimizing health and well-being. Additionally, combining the Ring's sensor data with real-time glucose levels from our M1 product opens up exciting possibilities for users to gain actionable insights into their metabolic fitness.
We truly believe that a partnership between Ultrahuman and Neend App can revolutionize how people approach their health and well-being. If you are available, I would greatly appreciate the opportunity to schedule a call or meeting to discuss this further and explore how we can collaborate to make it mutually beneficial.
Thank you for considering this follow-up email. I look forward to hearing from you and hopefully taking the next steps towards a successful partnership.
Best regards,
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Create your first call design with the partner PoC. Divide it in terms of what you will do:
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βBefore the call
Research your partnerβs current goals (what do they talk about on their website, social handles, content blogs, recent events, other resources)
Write partnerβs current goals:
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The brand's goals are to help individuals achieve a consistent sleep schedule and improve their overall well-being through the Sleep On Time (SOT) and Wake Up On Time (WOT) programs. They aim to provide daily online sessions, a supportive community, accountability partners, and habit-building activities to cultivate healthy sleep habits and promote mindfulness.
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Do these goals align with your current goals?
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Ultrahuman and Neend have similar goals in promoting healthy sleep habits and improving overall well-being. Ultrahuman aims to help individuals achieve a consistent sleep schedule through their Sleep On Time (SOT) and Wake Up On Time (WOT) programs, offering daily online sessions, a supportive community, accountability partners, and habit-building activities. Neend, on the other hand, provides innovative sleep products and resources to enhance sleep quality. Both companies recognize the importance of cultivating healthy sleep habits and share a common focus on providing comprehensive solutions to their customers.
Why should the partner consider you? Perform a competitive analysis + identify mutual customer pain point to find your edge against the competition
Competitive Analysis Templateβ
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Comparison Metric | Your Organisation | Food Darzee | Neend | Flo | Google Calendar |
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Metric 1 | Data collection | Worse | Worse | Similar | Better |
Metric 2 | Insights | Worse | Worse | Similar | Similar |
Metric 3 | Engagement | Better | Similar | Similar | Better |
Metric 4 | Repeat Purchases | Better | Worse | Similar | Similar |
Metric 5 | Price | Better | Better | Similar | Better |
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Create a value prop for your partner
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During the call
Create a conversation design for your first call with your partner PoC. Set expectations, discuss how your joint solution benefits mutual customers, build trust, outline deliverables
Optional: Take a feeler on possible GTM opportunities you could explore
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Submit your conversation design here:
During the call
Competitive Analysis Template
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Comparison Metric | Ultrahuman | Neend |
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Sleep Programs | ||
Sleep Products | ||
Community Support | ||
Mindfulness Integration | ||
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After the call Create a summary that youβll send to your partner PoC
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βConversation Design
Summary
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Mention your stakeholder and team concerns for this partnership. Explain how would you address each concern.
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βStakeholder concerns
βBy integrating with Ultrahuman, external stakeholders have the opportunity to tap into a larger user base and gain additional visibility for their product. As Ultrahuman attracts users who are interested in fitness and mindfulness, these stakeholders can showcase their product to a targeted audience who are already engaged in activities related to their offerings. This exposure can lead to increased user acquisition and brand recognition for the stakeholders.
Furthermore, the integrations with Ultrahuman provide an opportunity for external stakeholders to offer additional value to their existing users. By incorporating Ultrahuman's functionalities into their own product, stakeholders can enhance the overall user experience and provide a more comprehensive solution to their customers. This integration can help retain existing users and attract new ones who are seeking a holistic approach to fitness and mindfulness.
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βProduct team concerns:
The integrations will help address concerns of the users by creating more touchpoints for them to use Ultrahuman when it comes to product concerns. By integrating with popular platforms and services, we can extend the reach of Ultrahuman's functionalities and make them easily accessible to users. This will increase user engagement and encourage them to rely on Ultrahuman as their go-to solution for their fitness and mindfulness needs.
Furthermore, the integrations allow us to leverage the strengths of these platforms to address common concerns without having to build products from scratch. This saves valuable time and resources for the product team. By integrating with existing platforms and services, we can tap into their established user bases and reputation, enhancing the overall product offering. This enables us to provide a more comprehensive solution to users, addressing their concerns without the need for extensive development efforts.
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The integrations help diversify brand outreach channels for the marketing team. By partnering with different platforms and services, we can create focus groups based on those particular partnerships. This allows us to gather more specific insights and feedback from users who engage with Ultrahuman through those integrations. With these focused groups, the marketing team can create tailored marketing strategies that resonate with the target audience of each integration. This approach ensures that our marketing efforts are more effective and aligned with the preferences and needs of different user segments. By reaching users through a variety of channels and delivering personalized messaging, we can maximize brand visibility and engagement, ultimately driving user acquisition and retention.
Sales team concerns:
The integrations would greatly benefit the sales team by providing them with additional selling points and value propositions. With the bundled discounts offered through these integrations, the sales team can offer more attractive pricing options to potential enterprise customers. This can help them close deals more effectively and drive enterprise sales. Additionally, the integrations can enhance the overall product offering, making it more appealing to potential customers and increasing the sales team's ability to vouch for the product's capabilities.
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Partnership Objective | Value Proposition | Impact on North-Star Metric | Customer Needs and User Base Analysis | Competitive Analysis | Effort Required from Various Teams | What Does Success Look Like? |
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Food Darzee | Provide users with a comprehensive solution for fitness and nutrition by integrating Ultrahuman with Food Darzee's meal plans and recipes. | Increase user engagement and retention by offering a holistic approach to health and wellness. | Analyze user demand for nutrition guidance and meal planning. Target users who are interested in healthy eating and fitness. | Assess competing services in the nutrition and meal planning space. Identify unique value propositions and differentiating factors. | Coordinate with the Food Darzee team to establish integration protocols and ensure seamless user experience. | Success is measured by increased user adoption of the integrated solution and positive feedback from users who find value in the combined offering. |
Flo | Enable users to track their menstrual cycles and incorporate tailored fitness and mindfulness routines from Ultrahuman to support their overall well-being. | Enhance the user experience and provide a more personalized approach to health and wellness. | Identify the target audience interested in menstrual health and wellness. Understand the needs and pain points of users seeking a holistic approach. | Analyze competing apps in the menstrual health and wellness space and connect these with metabolic health | Collaborate with the Flo team to establish data integration and develop tailored experiences for users. | Success is measured by increased user engagement with both Flo and Ultrahuman, as well as positive feedback from users who find the integrated features valuable and convenient. |
Google Calendar | Seamlessly integrate Ultrahuman's fitness and mindfulness activities into users' daily schedules, allowing them to prioritize their well-being alongside their commitments. | Increase user adoption and daily engagement with Ultrahuman by integrating it into users' existing productivity workflows. | Understand the target audience who rely on Google Calendar for time management and scheduling. Assess the demand for integrating fitness and mindfulness activities within their daily routines. | Analyze existing calendar and productivity and predict high stress time periods and suggest alerts for these time periods. | Collaborate with the Google Calendar team to establish integration protocols and ensure smooth synchronization between the two platforms. | Success is measured by increased user retention and daily usage of Ultrahuman through the integrated calendar feature, as well as positive feedback from users who find it convenient to incorporate wellness activities into their schedules. |
Neend | Integrate Ultrahuman's sleep tracking and relaxation features with Neend's sleep monitoring capabilities, providing users with a comprehensive solution for optimizing their sleep health. | Improve user satisfaction and provide a complete sleep management solution. | Analyze the target audience interested in sleep health and optimization. Understand their sleep patterns, needs, and challenges. | Assess competing sleep tracking and sleep optimization apps. Identify gaps and opportunities to offer a more comprehensive and personalized solution. | Collaborate with the Neend team to establish data integration and develop a seamless user experience. | Success is measured by increased user engagement with both Neend and Ultrahuman, as well as positive feedback from users who experience improved sleep quality and find value in the integrated features. |
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βSolving for trust and engagement with the partnerCreate a strategy for building trust with your partner at each step of the partnershipCreate a strategy to improve transparency between you and your partnerCreate a strategy to increase engagement with your partner
Partnership | Trust Building Strategy | Transparency Improvement Strategy | Engagement Increase Strategy |
Flo app | Regularly communicate updates and improvements to users | Provide clear and detailed information about data privacy and security practices | Implement gamification features to encourage active participation and usage |
Food Darzee | Offer a satisfaction guarantee and provide excellent customer support | Share information about ingredient sourcing and quality control processes | Create a loyalty program to reward customer engagement |
Google Calendar | Ensure data security and privacy through robust encryption and authentication measures | Enhance visibility into calendar settings and permissions | Introduce collaborative features to encourage shared scheduling and coordination |
Neend app | Establish a feedback loop to address user concerns and suggestions | Clearly communicate the app's data usage and privacy policy | Implement personalized recommendations and reminders to keep users engaged |
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Create a value matrix for your mutual customers.
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What's their biggest problem? | Where do they go for solution? | What value do you provide them? | How can you communicate that value? | |
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Attract | Difficulty falling asleep and achieving quality sleep | They might search for sleep aids, meditation apps, or wellness platforms | Neend provides guided sleep meditations and relaxation techniques to improve sleep quality | |
Engage | Lack of consistency in sleep routine and struggling with relaxation | They might engage with sleep-related content, participate in sleep challenges, or seek personalized sleep advice | Neend offers sleep programs tailored to individual needs, sleep challenges, and expert tips for better sleep | |
Delight | Feeling refreshed and energized after a good night's sleep | They might share their positive experiences with friends and family, recommend sleep programs and resources | Neend provides a comprehensive sleep solution that improves overall well-being and enhances daily performance |
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Create a co-marketing strategy for your partnership, include the teams involved, timelines, and effort. If the co-marketing activity is on the partnerβs real estate, please mention the approach you'll follow to convince your partner.
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Promoting Neend for correcting sleep patterns based on biomarkers | Post-launch |
Campaign to educate about improving sleep without medicine | Pre-launch |
Offer premium subscription to Neend app with Ultrahuman purchase | Launch |
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