It's important for business partners to have clear partnership agreements drafted by attorneys.
In a series of visits to P.S. 192, from the first day of classes in September to just before Thanksgiving, it became clear that partnerships can spring up, but they are serendipitous, unbidden by higher-ups, squeezed into found moments when the chemistry is right.
That usually meant steering clear of partnerships with established acts and keeping musicians off popular video channels until they had a considerable following.
Box.net is a simple enough service to use that has a clear strategy (partnerships and collaboration), VC backing and a reasonable if ambiguous conversion rate from free to paid accounts.
To be clear, the partnership just involves the Dow Jones Media Group, not the larger Dow Jones organization (which is best-known for publishing The Wall Street Journal).
But, as the Ieag report makes clear, global level partnerships and leadership can help to consolidate and share emerging lessons and develop standards, help to broker necessary partnerships, help to develop regional and global technology infrastructure, and help to showcase best practice and encourage innovation.
It is not clear how those partnerships performed.
Nevertheless, it is clear that ICE partnerships had the unintended consequence of damaging the educational achievement of many Hispanic students.
For suppliers and buyers to get the most out of partnerships, clear expectations and investments needed over time should be understood and agreed early in the relationship.
In order to achieve this long-term vision, it will become clear public-private partnerships between cities and developers are a key element to achieving inclusive prosperity.
