Values-Driven Technology Partnership Structure
Two Partnership Approaches
Professional Technology Services – €1,500-5,000/month
Complete technology capabilities delivered through ongoing partnership. Fair professional rates with collaborative decision-making across all technology areas.
What you get:
- Web development and user experience design
- Server administration and infrastructure management
- DevOps, automation, and deployment systems
- Strategic technology planning and business insights
- Process optimization and workflow improvements
Values-driven professional delivery creating superior business outcomes through collaborative partnership rather than traditional vendor management.
Strategic Partnership – Shared value creation
Revenue sharing, equity participation, or collaborative ownership arrangements recognizing that skilled development creates business value beyond direct compensation.
Collaborative partnership on:
- Technology strategy and architecture decisions
- Business development through technology improvements
- Sustainable growth planning and scalability
- Long-term strategic planning with shared responsibility
- Democratic decision-making on technology direction
Virtual Account Option – Available for both approaches
Payment timing flexibility for businesses with growth potential but current cash-flow constraints.
How it works:
- Pay what works for your business capacity now
- Professional-grade delivery across all technology areas
- Clear settlement pathways supporting mutual business success
- Multiple resolution options designed for sustainable partnership growth
Why Values-Driven Partnership Creates Better Results
Corporate consultancy relationship problems:
- Extraction-based dynamics optimizing for consultant billable hours rather than client business outcomes
- Imposed solutions without collaborative understanding of business context
- Adversarial vendor-client relationships preventing genuine partnership
- Short-term project thinking rather than sustainable business growth focus
Partnership advantages creating superior outcomes:
- Collaborative relationship structures ensuring genuine investment in client success
- Fair compensation model creating strategic thinking rather than scope maximization
- Values transparency strengthening client relationships and technical credibility
- Technology decisions made together for sustainable long-term business value
Settlement Options (Virtual Account Structure)
Revenue Sharing: 2-5% until settled. Clear terms, transparent tracking.
Milestone Payments: Triggered by funding, revenue targets, business achievements.
Equity Participation: Convert virtual account to ownership stake.
Extended Partnership: Longer-term relationship at preferential rates.
Service Exchange: Your products/services in exchange for technology work.
Real Partnership Example
Situation: Growing business needing comprehensive technology modernization across development, infrastructure, and automation to stay competitive.
Partnership structure: Monthly retainer plus virtual account for additional strategic work and infrastructure improvements.
Delivered: 1000+ hours over 6 months covering website development, server infrastructure optimization, automation implementation, strategic technology planning, plus ongoing collaboration on worker empowerment opportunities.
Results: Comprehensive technology foundation helping them compete effectively while keeping workers employed through better tools and smart automation.
Settlement approach: Clear agreement for virtual account resolution when business stabilizes and grows.
Partnership Readiness
What we work on together:
- Technology challenges across multiple areas (not just one thing)
- Strategic technology decisions that support business goals
- Worker empowerment through better tools and automation
- Long-term technology planning and scalability
Good partnership fit:
- Need comprehensive technology support across multiple areas
- Value collaborative approach to technology decisions
- Committed to business growth and improvement
- Want long-term partnership over transactional projects
- Open to strategic conversations about technology and business integration
Especially welcome:
- Worker cooperatives and democratically-run organizations – shared decision-making and worker empowerment values
- Social enterprises and mission-driven organizations – positive impact beyond profit focus
- Progressive businesses – committed to treating workers fairly and using technology ethically
Getting Started
Initial conversation: Understanding your complete technology picture and business goals.
Partnership design: Structure that works for your specific situation and growth plans.
Integrated delivery: Comprehensive technology support that evolves with your business.
Let’s discuss whether professional technology partnership works for your specific challenges.