The Multiplier That Turns Early Traction Into Market Momentum There's a slide in nearly every MedTech deck labeled "Partners." It's a wall of logos sorted by prestige. Most of them have never moved a single unit. That's the trap. In the U.S. market, a partnership is either a multiplier or a distraction wearing a press release. There is no middle ground. And the odds aren't your friend. The failure rate for strategic alliances is famously grim, commonly pegged at around half.