Author Archives: Thomas Purves

So maybe “Protocols First” wasn’t the best way to kick-start Agentic Commerce?

Posted on March 24, 2026 by Thomas Purves

A joke around SF fintech circles recently “Which are more numerous Agentic Commerce protocols or actual transactions?”. My own agents are tracking about 42 different protocols as of this week. But then again, it’s only Monday. This much is clear. … Continue reading →

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Never argue with someone who buys their ink by the barrel.

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Thomas Purves

Building an excellent harness yourself is exhausting work. It’s risky, it’s fragile, you’ll never get to perfection. Meanwhile competing against against the big AIs that buy all their tokens at cost is also a recipe to get crushed. Don’t start … Continue reading →

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Agentic Commerce Will happen in 3 Stages

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Thomas Purves

1. Ships in the Night: consumers mass-adopt AI, merchants too mass adopt AI. But these AI usecases don’t talk to each other.  55% of consumers this holiday season used AI to help them with shopping for search, product recommendations etc. … Continue reading →

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