An AI sourcing platform's primary function is to secure goods, but a valuable byproduct is proprietary, real-time data on commodity pricing, freight, and factory output. This data is highly valuable to financial institutions like hedge funds, creating an entirely new revenue stream for the company.

Superhuman Go is not just another AI assistant; it's a platform designed to be the "mass transit" for third-party AI agents. By providing the underlying infrastructure, they enable partners like Radical Candor to embed their unique knowledge directly into users' workflows across any application, a powerful distribution strategy.

Advanced AI agents act as domain experts by providing specific, technical questions for vetting suppliers, such as asking for 'e-coating, not matte paint'. This de-risks the manufacturing process for non-expert entrepreneurs.

Conveyo’s model is to provide infrastructure that realigns incentives between disconnected parties rather than replacing them. By acting as the sole, independent party managing the process end-to-end, they introduce accountability and transparency, making the entire system more efficient.

Middlemen like retailers exist because of information asymmetry. Personal AI agents, with deep knowledge of individual needs, will aggregate demand and purchase goods directly from producers like farmers and manufacturers. This will eliminate the need for advertisers and retailers and enable hyper-efficient supply chains.

Amazon's "Buy For Me" feature uses AI agents to purchase products from third-party websites, including competitor Shopify stores. This strategy allows Amazon to expand its product catalog by absorbing others' inventory while simultaneously blocking its own site from rival AI crawlers, creating a powerful competitive moat.

SellRaise begins as a utility, helping sellers easily list items across multiple marketplaces like eBay and Poshmark. By aggregating a critical mass of sellers (the supply side), it can eventually attract buyers directly. This strategy allows it to leverage existing platforms to solve the chicken-and-egg problem before ultimately aiming to replace them as an AI-native marketplace.

Unlike Google's ad-based model, future AI platforms like ChatGPT may vertically integrate and fulfill user requests directly. Instead of sending traffic to a real estate agent, the AI might become the real estate agent, capturing the entire value chain and eliminating the need for third-party businesses.

Shure challenges EOR giants like Deel by re-architecting their manual back office with AI agents. This vertical integration creates a moat, as incumbents with established processes and reseller models cannot easily adopt this approach without cannibalizing their existing business.