Partner Signing — the Packet and the Path

Audience: every member of the sales flock, and any prospect who asks "what would signing up actually involve?" This is Lane B (partners: the free validation, then a Software or Hardware Design Partnership). Most prospects only need Lane A: the signup link from page 09. Everything linked here is public; you can paste any of these URLs into an email without clearance.

The public reference packet (send these links, in this order)

#	Document	Public URL	What it answers
1	Product & docs front door	https://api.apertureapi.com/docs	What ApertureAPI is
2	Quickstart	https://api.apertureapi.com/docs/quickstart	"Show me it working" — two-step token + reconstruct call
3	Signup	https://api.apertureapi.com/signup	How the account is created (one form, key on the spot)
4	Tier limits	https://api.apertureapi.com/docs/tier-limits	What the trial account can do
5	Plans & pricing	https://api.apertureapi.com/signup#plans	What it costs after the trial (pay-as-you-go or monthly, by card)
6	Free validation	https://api.apertureapi.com/docs/pilot-program	The document a partner reads before signing — process, acceptance threshold, data handling, NDA timing
6b	Design partnerships	https://api.apertureapi.com/docs/design-partnership	The two paid offers that follow it: Software ($10,000) and Hardware ($25,000)
7	Blank LOI template	11-partner-loi-template.html	The one-page letter both sides sign

The pilot-program page (#6) is the load-bearing document: it defines the engagement a partner is actually signing up for — threshold agreed in writing before any data is seen, NDA (if required) signed before any frame is transferred, and the paid next step (Software or Hardware Design Partnership) named before data. The LOI references it rather than restating it, so there is exactly one source of truth for validation terms.

The path, start to signature

Qualify (persona + the pilot page's qualifying question).
Send the packet — links 1–6b above in one email. No attachments.
Scoping call — per the pilot page: target, frame count, reference measurement, acceptance threshold. For trial-only partners (no validation yet), the call scopes the workflow the trial will serve.
Fill and send the LOI — copy the blank template, fill every [BRACKETED] field, send for signature. Nothing outside the brackets may be edited without operator approval.
Countersign and file — operator (or the sales manager with written delegation) countersigns; the signed copy is filed and the prospect log moves to LOI signed.
Activate the trial — partner signs up and runs a first real reconstruction. That API event is the activation artifact. The 3-month trial clock starts at signup, so send the signup link once the LOI is countersigned, not before.

What may never be offered

A free account for life — retired promise; the offer is the free 3-month trial, then paid plans or a design partnership.
Accuracy, uptime, or turnaround guarantees not printed on the public pages.
Discounts, custom terms, or exclusivity of any kind without the operator in writing.

Buyer pages to pair with this page: design partnership brief · procurement packet · validation docket. Pipeline stages and KPIs: page 00.