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Transparency with Trust: Protecting the Answers to the 4Ps of Commercial Trust
2020 taught us all that supply chains matter. Obvious. How to manage them with the right level of transparency - Not so obvious. Even...
Nov 2, 20233 min read


Tech Standards: The Cornerstone of Commercial Success
In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, technology standards are critical drivers of success and innovation. Business leaders...
Oct 8, 20232 min read


The 4Ps of Commercial Trust
In the intricate web of global supply chains, the establishment and sustenance of commercial trust rests firmly upon four pivotal...
Oct 5, 20232 min read


3 Principles for Enterprise Blockchain Success
There are several reasons enterprises adopt this technology. Beyond the obvious one, removing the need for a middleman, it also creates...
Jun 9, 20233 min read


Down the AI Rabbit Hole
Several months ago, I went down the AI/GPT/LLM (Large Language Models) rabbit hole. My interests are three-fold: To develop personal...
May 24, 20232 min read


What are we fighting for? You might be surprised by the answer.
By Jeff Gaus This post is inspired by Thomas Friedman’s most recent piece in the New York Times Opinion | America, China and a Crisis of...
Apr 17, 20232 min read


What’s Stopping Us From Digitizing Our Supply Chains?
A leading Tier 1 aerospace contractor, speaking at the recent PNAA Advanced Aerospace Conference , stated: “… suppliers need to digitize...
Feb 17, 20233 min read


Commercial Trust™ Architecture (CTA) - Universal Data Containers
As NFTs (non-fungible tokens) become more of a buzzword, we’d like to take an opportunity to explain more about these universal data...
Dec 22, 20213 min read


When the FTC Comes Knocking...
...how will you respond? Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – whose mission it is to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair...
Dec 2, 20211 min read


Commercial Trust Architecture (CTA) - Standards
The reason we - collectively - are at peak productivity in the 21st century (pandemic aside) is because we have learned - through...
Nov 19, 20212 min read


Commercial Trust Architecture (CTA) – Technology
Some of the most widely used innovations today started with a robust architecture or layering of elements that scale. Did you make a...
Nov 3, 20213 min read


How a System of Evidence Substantiates the Supply Chain.
We’ve entered a new era. Recent disruptions in our supply chains have illuminated the heightened need for visibility and transparency....
Oct 21, 20212 min read


The 4th Software Wave is Not on Backorder
Some of you likely remember when you generated a purchase order with an actual piece of paper, a 3-part duplicate - file one in a 3 ring...
Oct 19, 20212 min read


The Verdict
The verdict: “I’m impressed as hell” Two weeks ago we launched our network and began processing transactions for our first customers....
Jul 16, 20212 min read


We are Launched
With that, we’re launched. Thursday last week, the team “threw the switch” and activated the Provenance Chain Network® (PCN) and we...
Jul 6, 20212 min read


Join our Team!
We are looking for exceptional talent with a passion for making the world a more transparent place. Our Mission: To reveal the lifecycle...
May 20, 20211 min read


WIIFM: Transparency and Positive Change Require Motivation
Warren Buffet’s right-hand man, Charlie Munger, famously once said, “Show me the incentive, and I’ll show you the outcome.” When it comes...
Apr 28, 20213 min read


Don't Talk to Strangers...or Buy from them Online
During our upbringing, we all heard the phrase, “Don’t talk to strangers.” While this notion may fall under the umbrella of common sense,...
Apr 20, 20212 min read


Getting to Know the PCN Team: Jeff Gaus
Our CEO, Jeff Gaus is a husband, a father of two adult sons, and a Godfather to his nephew and cousin. His passions are: his family,...
Apr 14, 20212 min read


Supply Chain Resiliency & the Red Planet
It has been six weeks since the Perseverance Rover completed its 34-million-mile journey and landed on Mars. In a few days, Perseverance...
Apr 6, 20213 min read
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