Only Best Practices

AWS partnership services

Turn your AWS partnership into measurable revenue.

Only Best Practices is an AWS-first partnership services firm. We move software companies from registered AWS partner to active, co-selling, revenue-generating partner — across ISV Accelerate, ACE co-sell, Competencies, MDF, and AWS Marketplace.

  • Built around AWS ISV Accelerate, ACE co-sell, Competencies, and Marketplace.
  • Human-led services, backed by repeatable frameworks and tech- & AI-enabled delivery.
  • Move from registered AWS partner to active co-sell and Marketplace revenue.
Built around the AWS programs that drive revenue
  • ISV Accelerate
  • ACE Co-Sell
  • AWS Competencies
  • AWS Marketplace

Client results

The expertise and professionalism of the Only Best Practices team have been instrumental in our journey. We've achieved significant milestones, including ISV Accelerate status, and have seen a surge in inbound deals from AWS.
Austin G. · VP of GTM at a SaaS start-up
  • Achieved ISV Accelerate status
  • Surge in inbound AWS deals

The execution gap

Most companies join the AWS Partner Network. Few turn it into revenue.

Being a registered AWS partner is the easy part. Activating the relationship — co-sell, Marketplace, programs, and proof — is where most teams stall. These are the gaps we close.

  1. 01

    Registered, then stalled

    You're a registered AWS partner, but there's no roadmap for ISV Accelerate, co-sell activation, or Marketplace revenue.

  2. 02

    Opaque program requirements

    ISV Accelerate, Competencies, Marketplace, and ACE each set a different bar — and it's unclear what you need or how to qualify.

  3. 03

    Invisible to AWS sellers

    Without clear value props, customer proof, and field collateral, you're hard for AWS sellers to find and sell with.

  4. 04

    Stuck at the Marketplace bar

    Listing, private offers, and the Well-Architected and Foundational Technical Reviews are hard to set up and pass.

  5. 05

    Revenue you can't trace

    You can't show how much pipeline and revenue your AWS partnership, Marketplace, and co-sell actually drive.

  6. 06

    Held together by spreadsheets

    Scattered docs and manual follow-up make the AWS motion inconsistent and impossible to scale.

  7. 07

    No field-ready content or MDF plan

    AWS partnerships demand field-ready content and MDF planning that most teams aren't built to produce.

What we do

The activities we run to turn your AWS partnership into revenue.

These aren’t à-la-carte service lines — they’re the activities we run for every partner, across two practice areas: AWS Partnership Acceleration and AWS Marketplace Compliance. We sequence them to your stage and goals.

  • Pre-Sales

    Introductions · GTM Assessment · GTM Roadmap

  • Sales Strategy & Enablement

    Co-sell best practices · ACE training & best-practices review · ACE account mapping

  • Live Events Strategy & Enablement

    Lunch & Learn organization · Immersion Day organization · Sponsored-event planning

  • Marketing Strategy & Enablement

    Co-marketing best practices · Field-ready kit review & consultation · Case study review & consultation

  • AWS Program Alignment & Engagement

    AWS Specialization program overview & roadmap development · ISV Accelerate · AWS Competency

  • AWS Program Activation

    ISV Accelerate sales activation · AWS Competency sales activation

  • AWS Marketplace Support

    Well-Architected Framework Review · Foundational Technical Review · AWS Marketplace listing

Why OBP

Not a consultancy. Not a software vendor. An AWS partnership growth partner.

01

Purpose-built for AWS

Designed specifically around AWS — ISV Accelerate, ACE, Competencies, MDF, Marketplace, and AWS sellers — not generic cloud advisory.

02

Execution-oriented

We don't stop at strategy. We help build assets, prepare applications, manage workflows, and run the AWS motion with you.

03

Services plus systems

Repeatable frameworks and tech- & AI-enabled delivery mean every engagement runs the same proven playbook — delivered in weeks, not quarters.

04

Deep AWS expertise

AWS is our specialty — ISV Accelerate, ACE, Competencies, and Marketplace — with Azure and Google Cloud on the roadmap.

05

Revenue-focused

We're not a compliance or admin partner-program consultant. The goal is revenue growth through your AWS partnership.

06

Cross-functional operating model

We connect alliances, sales, marketing, revenue operations, and executive leadership into one coordinated motion.

How it works

From discovery to an owned, repeatable capability.

  1. 1

    Discovery

    We pinpoint where your AWS partnership stands today — and where the gaps are.

  2. 2

    GTM Roadmap

    A structured roadmap that prioritizes your biggest AWS wins.

  3. 3

    Execution

    We don't just advise — we help build the assets and run the AWS motions.

  4. 4

    Managed Support

    Ongoing monthly support that keeps the AWS motion compounding.

  5. 5

    Scale & Systematize

    Internalize the workflows we designed so AWS partnership growth becomes a repeatable, owned capability.

By the numbers

One focused AWS motion — measured where it matters.

Every engagement is productized, sequenced to your stage, and tied to the partner KPIs leadership cares about.

2AWS practice areas
7productized services
4AWS programs we drive
~80%lower cost than an in-house hire

Ready to turn your AWS partnership into revenue?

Book a strategy call and we’ll map the moves that matter most across co-sell, Marketplace, programs, and content — and show you the path from registration to revenue.