Excellent article, thanks.
Since you were discussing patents it reminded me of our interest in talking with departments that could look at our patented technology
We have developed an Enterprise-grade verified-work modules (licensed) for Microsoft related programmable payouts
Quick intro—our team holds the US Patent for a verified digital work exchange: posting → proposals → selection → contract escrow → completion attestations → two-signature release with arbitration/rework when needed (Claims 1, 18–20).
If the Azure/LinkedIn teams are expanding programmable payouts or service-marketplace features, we can provide an IP license and reference designs (audit-ready logs, dual-signer release, structured dispute flows) that reduce build risk and accelerate enterprise acceptance.
We would welcome anyone to talk about it. We think this could be very useful in a few areas.
Regards,
Bill Shook