The Hidden Industry That Controls The Tech Your Company Uses

About this episode

The episode discusses the hidden distribution network for AI services and its implications for businesses.

Most businesses don't buy their AI services directly from OpenAI or Google—they buy it through a massive, invisible distribution network called "the channel." Victoria Durgin and Katie Bavoso of Channel Insider join Corey and Grant to explain how this hidden industry works, why AI is shaking it up unlike anything before, and what it means for businesses trying to adopt AI in 2026. Subscribe to The Neuron newsletter: https://theneuron.ai Channel Insider: https://channelinsider.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Corey, Grant

Guests: Victoria Durgin, Katie Bavoso

Topics covered

• AI services
• business technology
• distribution network
• Channel Insider
• AI adoption
• 2026

Keywords

• AI
• business
• technology
• distribution network
• Channel Insider
• 2026
• OpenAI
• Google

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: OpenAI, Google, Channel Insider, The Neuron

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