Evaluate a potential strategic partnership before you commit

I'm evaluating a potential strategic partnership between {{COMPANY_NAME}} and {{PARTNER_NAME}}. Here is what the partnership would involve: {{PARTNERSHIP_DESCRIPTION}}. Our primary goal from this partnership is {{OUR_GOAL}}.

1. Clarify the type of partnership: distribution, technology integration, co-selling, co-marketing, or other. The evaluation criteria differ by type — confirm which applies before scoring.
2. Score the partnership on five dimensions using High/Medium/Low: (a) Strategic alignment — does this advance our core business, or is it a distraction? (b) Incentive symmetry — does {{PARTNER_NAME}} win when we win, or are our incentives misaligned? (c) Opportunity cost — what else would the team working on this be doing? (d) Reversibility — how hard is it to exit if it doesn't work? (e) Proof of demand — is there evidence that customers actually want this combination?
3. Based on the scores, recommend one of three verdicts: Proceed, Run a 90-day pilot first, or Decline. State the single most important condition that must be true for your recommended verdict to hold.
4. Draft three questions I should ask {{PARTNER_NAME}} in the next conversation to test whether this partnership is real or just relationship maintenance.
5. If {{PARTNER_NAME}} is significantly larger than {{COMPANY_NAME}}, flag the power imbalance risk: larger partners often under-resource smaller integrations. Describe what 'proof of commitment' should look like before we proceed.

Note: this prompt evaluates strategic fit, not legal or financial terms — those require separate review.