The Partnership | Mountain Stone
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The Partnership

No retainer, nothing upfront. We run the full Method and share in a percentage of net revenue. We grow when you grow.

Of net revenue
10%
Upfront
$0
Term, reviewed at 3 and 6
12mo
Seats per intake
5
How it works
01 / The details

One Method.
One way in.

For years, brands hired Mountain Stone on monthly retainers. The Method hasn’t changed, but the way we partner has. New partnerships are structured around a share of net revenue.

The Method · Then
$20–40K+/mo
The traditional way to engage Mountain Stone.
The full Method, installed and operated
A fixed monthly retainer
The Partnership · Now
10%of net revenue
No upfront fee or fixed retainer. Our compensation moves with the brand.
The full Method, installed and operated
Our incentives stay tied to growth
02 / The economics

How a partnership stacks up.

Instead of a retainer, we share in a percentage of net revenue. Our goals are aligned from day one.

A brand doing $60K a month
Monthly cost · drawn to scale
The Partnership · 10% of net revenue · the full Method
$6,000 /mo
This scope, bought in pieces · at the standard the Method is built to
$19–38K /mo

Most brands at this size are buying a slice of this scope, cheaper. The share is priced against the full seat.

The share starts at less than a third of what the full scope costs to buy. It only catches up if the brand grows.

The bet.

The share starts below the market by design. It is also below what the Method sold for at retainer. We expect it to become worth more than the retainers we walked away from, and that only happens if the brand grows.

If it doesn’t, we made the bad trade. Not you.

The percentage steps down as you scale. The full terms are one scroll down.

Read the terms

* Illustrative. Bars are drawn to a common dollar scale; the stack is shown at the middle of each range, at rates for work done to this standard. Your numbers are worked through at the diagnostic and written into the partnership before anything begins.

03 / The terms

Written before anything starts.

The economics are agreed before we start and written into the partnership. Everyone knows how the model works from day one.

01

Net revenue, defined.

Net revenue means money collected after refunds, taxes, shipping and chargebacks. The definition is agreed before the partnership begins.

02

Billed from the store's own numbers.

The share is calculated directly from the store’s reporting, so both sides are working from the same number.

03

The percentage steps down as you scale.

The share reduces as the brand grows, following a tier schedule agreed from the start.

04

Reviewed on rhythm.

The partnership runs for twelve months, with formal reviews built in at three and six. If the targets we agreed on aren’t being met, the brand has a way out.

05

Your brand. Your accounts. Always.

We operate inside your accounts, with final direction staying with you. What you bring into the partnership remains yours, and anything we build is covered by clear terms agreed from the start.

04 / The fit

We take a few.
They have to be right.

We take five brands per intake, so fit matters on both sides. The best partnerships tend to share a few things.

A GOOD FIT
You’re doing at least $20K a month in revenue
The economics leave enough room to scale
You can fund the media the opportunity requires
You want the Method around the business, not another set of tactics
You’re comfortable giving us room to operate
PROBABLY NOT YET
Pre-launch, or not selling consistently yet
The economics don’t support paid growth
You already have the plan and mainly need someone to execute it
The business isn’t ready to commit to a twelve-month partnership
From the founder
"I wanted to build the kind of partnership I would want on the other side of the table. Real partner involvement and shared incentives for the brand to succeed."Drayden Larsen · Founder, Mountain Stone
The invitation

See if there’s a fit.

Introduce your brand and we’ll start with a diagnostic. If the opportunity makes sense on both sides, we’ll work through the partnership from there.

Q4 intake · Two seats open
Introduce your brand