Things Unseen

Things Unseen: Campfire Conversations on Building a Channel

The candid, late-night version of what building a channel really takes. Brought to you by RampFuel.

Things Unseen: Campfire Conversations on Building a Channel. Ashley, Cole, Jared, and Logan.

Every channel story has two versions. There's the one in the press release. And there's the one told around the fire late at night, when people finally say what actually happened.

Things Unseen is the second version.

Each week, four people who have built channels from different seats take one real question, argue it out on LinkedIn, and land somewhere useful. This is where we write it down: both sides, where we ended up, and what to do about it this week.

The Conversations
The Voices
Ashley
The Vendor's Advocate

Asks the questions founders are too polite to ask, then turns the answer into what to do Monday.

Cole
The Ecosystem Insider

Built vendor launches from inside Pax8. Speaks for how MSPs and marketplaces actually decide, and where MSPs are heading next.

Jared
The Builder

Turns channel ambition into structure: programs, comp, pricing, and who owns what.

Logan
The Operator

Spent a year and a half growing a vendor's Pax8 business. Brings what actually moved revenue, not what the deck said.

How It Works
Tue

Tuesday

One of us posts a take on our own LinkedIn profile, and the debate starts in the comments.

Wed

Wednesday

Someone else pushes back on their own profile.

Thu

Thursday

We write up both sides here, with what to do this week.

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