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← Most people will keep paying for software rather than build and maintain their own.
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vibe coding Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Most people will keep paying for software rather than build and maintain their own. Most people will keep paying for software rather than build and maintain their own. Last stated a year ago
7 Oct 2025
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Nat Eliason — holds since 2025-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most software has too few users or too short a lifespan for long-term maintenance costs to matter. — tap to centre the map on it Most software has too few users or too short a lifespan for long-term maintenance costs to matter. Last stated a year ago
8 Jun 2025
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David Crawshaw — holds since 2025-06-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Even as AI makes building software easy, people will still prefer to buy some software off-the-shelf rather than build their own. — tap to centre the map on it Even as AI makes building software easy, people will still prefer to buy some software off-the-shelf rather than build their own. Last stated 4 months ago
11 Jul 2026
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Jason Fried — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-07-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software only gets good by being used a lot by the people building it, so time spent inside coding agents instead of the app is time that makes the app worse. — tap to centre the map on it Software only gets good by being used a lot by the people building it, so time spent inside coding agents instead of the app is time that makes the app worse. Last stated 2 months ago
6 Sept 2026
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Ben Vinegar — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Getting the details right makes software worth paying more for and worth keeping. — tap to centre the map on it Getting the details right makes software worth paying more for and worth keeping. Last stated 3 years ago
24 Dec 2023
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Jenny Wen — holds since 2023-12-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is doubtful that great software can be made without using it yourself or working right next to its users. — tap to centre the map on it It is doubtful that great software can be made without using it yourself or working right next to its users. Last stated a year ago
30 Oct 2025
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Jeremy Howard — holds since 2025-10-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The thing open source can actually sell is not the code but access to its maintainers’ attention and expertise. — tap to centre the map on it The thing open source can actually sell is not the code but access to its maintainers’ attention and expertise. Last stated 2 years ago
8 Jul 2024
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Filippo Valsorda — holds since 2024-07-08 — tap for who they are
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Nadia Asparouhova — holds since 2019-03-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People do not build enough personal software because setting up integrations is a pain. — tap to centre the map on it People do not build enough personal software because setting up integrations is a pain. Last stated a month ago
28 Sept 2026
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Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2026-09-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Once people can vibe-code a utility for themselves, the question for a software company is whether it can make its software good enough to be worth paying for instead. — tap to centre the map on it Once people can vibe-code a utility for themselves, the question for a software company is whether it can make its software good enough to be worth paying for instead. Last stated 12 months ago
10 Nov 2025
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Carl Rivera — holds since 2025-11-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Too expensive" is never the real reason a customer cancels, because they already decided the price was acceptable when they bought. — tap to centre the map on it "Too expensive" is never the real reason a customer cancels, because they already decided the price was acceptable when they bought. Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A $100,000 enterprise deal needs an executive sponsor to sign off and allocate the budget. — tap to centre the map on it A $100,000 enterprise deal needs an executive sponsor to sign off and allocate the budget. Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
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Jen Abel — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A best-in-class product should be priced at the point where customers say it is starting to get expensive, not at the point where they would call it a bargain. — tap to centre the map on it A best-in-class product should be priced at the point where customers say it is starting to get expensive, not at the point where they would call it a bargain. Last stated 2 years ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is too critical to be delivered only as a centralized, hosted service. — tap to centre the map on it AI is too critical to be delivered only as a centralized, hosted service. Last stated 6 months ago
14 May 2026
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Salvatore Sanfilippo — holds since 2026-05-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Client-side image editing software like Photoshop and Lightroom will be obsolete by the end of the year. — tap to centre the map on it Client-side image editing software like Photoshop and Lightroom will be obsolete by the end of the year. Last stated a month ago
27 Sept 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decentralizing storage is not enough: software must be delivered as a package each user runs a private copy of, not as a service. — tap to centre the map on it Decentralizing storage is not enough: software must be delivered as a package each user runs a private copy of, not as a service. Last stated 10 years ago
17 Aug 2016
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Kenton Varda — holds since 2016-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A buyer willing to pay for a longer pilot is a strong signal. — tap to centre the map on it A buyer willing to pay for a longer pilot is a strong signal. Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
JA
Jen Abel — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A required "How did you hear about us?" field tells sub-$10M ARR companies more than direct attribution. — tap to centre the map on it A required "How did you hear about us?" field tells sub-$10M ARR companies more than direct attribution. Last stated a year ago
22 Oct 2025
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Austin Hay — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Figma took five years to charge anyone and that was a mistake: ship something people can see the vision in, and get to market faster than we did. — tap to centre the map on it Figma took five years to charge anyone and that was a mistake: ship something people can see the vision in, and get to market faster than we did. Last stated a year ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are