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AWS CO-SELL ADVISORY

You expected AWS to help drive revenue. But partner status is not a sales motion.

Kahpoch helps AWS partners build the co-sell motion, field narrative, and operating rhythm that turn AWS engagement into a credible path to pipeline.

Former AWS PDM and PSM · Nearly 6 years inside AWS
Why the motion matters
51%

higher revenue growth for partners who co-sell frequently versus those who don't

Canalys · AWS Partner Ecosystem Multiplier Study
65%

of partners report higher close rates as a direct result of co-sell motions

Canalys · AWS Partner Ecosystem Multiplier Study
$7.13

in partner services revenue generated for every $1 of AWS technology sold

Omdia · AWS Partner Ecosystem Multiplier Study 2025
Three ways to work together
RHYTHM · Monthly

Fractional Partner Lead

Keep the AWS cadence moving without hiring full-time.

Explore Rhythm
SYSTEM · 90 days

Partner Advisory Engagement

Build the motion around specific commercial outcomes.

Explore System
One root cause, every stage

Wherever you are on the AWS partner curve, the root cause is the same: sequence.

It is rarely product quality or relationship warmth. It is sequence and signal: the right moves, in the right order, made legible to the AWS field. Here is where partners usually enter.

01

Just starting

Field-legible

New to AWS partnership and you don't want to lose the first year guessing. Get field-legible fast and set the motion up right the first time, before bad habits calcify.

Focus: Clarity
02

Stuck

Co-sell active

You did what AWS asked. Select tier, a Marketplace listing, ACE submissions. The engagement still isn't moving. Fix the sequence so AWS sellers actually respond and co-sell starts converting.

Focus: Momentum
03

Scaling to Premier

Strategic partner

You have traction and you want the path to the next tier. Sequence program attainment and field relationships so Premier becomes a plan with a timeline, not a hope.

Focus: Scale
Different stages, one problem. And one fix: the sequence, read the way the field reads it.
From the AWS side of the table

Built from the inside.

Peter Silye
Peter Silye
Founder, Kahpoch
Former AWS PDM & PSM
6 Years
Inside AWS
PDM & PSM
At AWS
Motion
Expertise
It was never the product. It was never the relationship. It was always the motion.

For nearly six years inside AWS as a Partner Development Manager and Partner Sales Manager, developing partners was my job. I worked the motion directly: reviewing ACE activity, assessing partner readiness, shaping program priorities, and watching which partners earned real field engagement, which motions gained traction, and which signals got quietly ignored.

I could read a partner's ACE pipeline in minutes and tell whether they would get traction or get quietly deprioritized. The deciding factor was almost never capability. Partners who struggled weren't doing too little. They were doing too much of the wrong things, in the wrong order, for the wrong audience.

From that seat I watched one partner who had been active in the ecosystem for over a year, with real AWS experience on their team, and still could not get field engagement. Not for lack of capability. They were optimizing for the wrong signals. Once their priorities were resequenced around what AWS sellers actually needed to see, they went from a year of silence to consistent PSM engagement and active co-sell conversations within a quarter.

A year of silence to consistent PSM cadence in one quarter.
Observed from the AWS PDM seat.

That is the whole job. Inside visibility reveals the right sequence, not just the right activities. Kahpoch is that visibility, working for you.

The honest comparison

Before you hire a full-time alliance lead, fix the motion.

Most partners don't need permanent headcount first. They need the AWS motion clarified, built, and handed to the team that will run it.

Full-Time Hire
3 to 6 months
before full productivity
$120K to $180K+ plus benefits, equity, and ramp
Depends entirely on who you hire
Starts from zero with your AWS field relationships
If it doesn't work, the risk stays with you
VS

One AWS-influenced close typically covers months of engagement. A mis-hire can cost a year.

Engagements

Three ways to fix the AWS motion.

Start by finding the constraint. Then decide whether your team needs a Signal, a Rhythm engagement, or a full System build.

One AWS-influenced close can cover months of engagement. A mis-hire can cost a year.

Ready when you are

Ready to see where your AWS motion stands?

In 30 minutes, we'll identify where your AWS motion stands, what to prioritize next, and whether Kahpoch is the right fit. No pitch on the first call.

No pitch on the first call.
We keep it diagnostic and honest.
Direct conversation
with someone who sat on the AWS side of the table.
A clearer next move,
whether we work together or not.
Response time
Within 1 business day
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