Partnerships - What's the Difference?

I wanted individual success to be measured by the market as much as possible so it's not about pleasing your boss or getting some committee to give you a certain rating. There's one or two people who are working in each discipline so it's very clear if your work is having the right impact for the business. And maybe we can talk about the terminology of calling it partners or partnership and in particular in contrast to the term that you often hear in Silicon Valley which is founder. So what's the difference there why do we use this term partner? It was important for us that people be able to reach this level of partnership even if they weren't there at the founding of the company.