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Borrowed leverage: partners, resellers, and the myth of ‘direct’

When someone says ‘go direct’, I always ask, ‘Direct to what?’

Frank Contrepois

Frank Contrepois

19 Dec 2025 2 min
Borrowed leverage: partners, resellers, and the myth of ‘direct’
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