Partners
Selective by design · applications open
Few partners. On purpose.
A short list of operators we've shipped with and would stake our name on, growing carefully. Referrals flow both ways, and every client a partner sends earns them a share of the revenue.
The current circle
A short list, growing carefully
Every name here is someone we’ve built with directly and would put in front of our own clients. More are on the way, and each clears the same bar.
Dave Thompson
Founder, Run Remote
Global talent & AI-ready teams
- Who: founder of Run Remote, placing the top 1% of global remote talent into growing companies
- Craft: lean offshore teams, hired fast and run well
- Together: his clients build the team through Run Remote and automate the busywork with Hourglass
runremote.iovetted Jun 2026
Louis Razuki
Founder, Lituus Studio
AI consulting, discovery & custom builds
- Who: founder of Lituus Studio, guiding organisations through the AI shift
- Craft: deep-dive discovery, change management and fully bespoke builds
- Together: he brings the custom, company-specific systems; we bring the AI Brain and productised agents
lituus.studiovetted Jul 2026
The bar
Getting in is the hard part
We run our business on AI agents, and we vet partners the way we vet systems: against explicit checks, not vibes.
- Explicit checks: craft, proof, clients, values, referrals. Every candidate runs the same gauntlet
- Most fail: the majority of conversations don't end in a partnership
- Means something: an intro from an Hourglass partner carries our name with it
hourglass · partner-vetting
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How partnering works
Built on good work, not just referral fees
Simple, transparent commercials, and real money paid to partners on every engagement they send.
Refer with confidence
- Intro: bring a client where AI is the answer
- We run: the discovery and audit, you stay in the loop
- Care: your client relationship, treated like our own
It works both ways
- Two-way: referrals flow in both directions
- Back to you: our clients meet your craft when they need it
- Right fit: everyone's client lands with the right specialist
We pay our partners
- 10%: revenue share on the AI Audit and the first build
- Paid: tracked by us, never chased by you
- Fair: not the reason to partner, but good work deserves it
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Make the case: what you’re great at, who you serve, and where our work overlaps.
- Selective: we take on a handful of partners a year
- Paid: revenue share on referred work from day one
- Straight answer: from Michael, not an autoresponder