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stock market Cannot both be true 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: The app layer between the customer and the AI model is being removed, because customers can now clone the app themselves rather than pay for it. The app layer between the customer and the AI model is being removed, because customers can now clone the app themselves rather than pay for it. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Cannot both be true: The idea that AI will destroy software and make tools unnecessary is ridiculous: an agent, like a humanoid in your kitchen, will use the tools that already exist. — tap to centre the map on it The idea that AI will destroy software and make tools unnecessary is ridiculous: an agent, like a humanoid in your kitchen, will use the tools that already exist. Last stated 6 months ago
23 Mar 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Big AI is cannibalising the app businesses indie hackers used to build, and their revenue and traffic are falling as a result. — tap to centre the map on it Big AI is cannibalising the app businesses indie hackers used to build, and their revenue and traffic are falling as a result. Last stated a month ago
26 Jul 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI companies are disrupting entire industries, causing a partial collapse of the traditional SaaS business model. — tap to centre the map on it AI companies are disrupting entire industries, causing a partial collapse of the traditional SaaS business model. Last stated a week ago
1 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When the subsidies behind AI pricing run out, the companies that embraced AI programming will cut back on it. — tap to centre the map on it When the subsidies behind AI pricing run out, the companies that embraced AI programming will cut back on it. Last stated 2 months ago
24 Jun 2026
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NeetCode — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Models are far more differentiated from one another than clouds are, so AI will not commoditise the way cloud did. — tap to centre the map on it Models are far more differentiated from one another than clouds are, so AI will not commoditise the way cloud did. Last stated 7 months ago
13 Feb 2026
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Dario Amodei — holds since 2026-02-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI's business results are lagging because organisations have a low tolerance for non-determinism, not because the models are not good enough. — tap to centre the map on it AI's business results are lagging because organisations have a low tolerance for non-determinism, not because the models are not good enough. Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software's customer is no longer the human but the agent acting on their behalf, and the whole industry has to be refactored around that. — tap to centre the map on it Software's customer is no longer the human but the agent acting on their behalf, and the whole industry has to be refactored around that. Last stated 6 months ago
20 Mar 2026
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every machine-learning deployment that has paid off so far left a person making the decision, which is the only reason imperfect models were useful. — tap to centre the map on it Every machine-learning deployment that has paid off so far left a person making the decision, which is the only reason imperfect models were useful. Last stated 4 weeks ago
12 Aug 2026
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Chelsea Finn — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The AI build-out will end the way the internet did: a couple of Amazons, and a long list of companies that go sideways or disappear. — tap to centre the map on it The AI build-out will end the way the internet did: a couple of Amazons, and a long list of companies that go sideways or disappear. Last stated 3 months ago
18 Jun 2026
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Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agents will increase the number of users of SaaS rather than get rid of it. — tap to centre the map on it Agents will increase the number of users of SaaS rather than get rid of it. Last stated 4 months ago
24 May 2026
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Dan Shipper — holds since 2026-05-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-assisted ('vibe') coding has made it so easy to build competing SaaS apps that a plain, unremarkable SaaS product can no longer easily attract signups. — tap to centre the map on it AI-assisted ('vibe') coding has made it so easy to build competing SaaS apps that a plain, unremarkable SaaS product can no longer easily attract signups. Last stated a week ago
1 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every app is now a very slow API whether it wants to be or not, and personal agents will make a whole category of apps disappear. — tap to centre the map on it Every app is now a very slow API whether it wants to be or not, and personal agents will make a whole category of apps disappear. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most SaaS subscriptions can now be replaced by software you vibecode for yourself. — tap to centre the map on it Most SaaS subscriptions can now be replaced by software you vibecode for yourself. Last stated a month ago
26 Jul 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person at maximum vibe-coding speed has about three productive hours a day, and a company that will not let them stop there is going to break. — tap to centre the map on it A person at maximum vibe-coding speed has about three productive hours a day, and a company that will not let them stop there is going to break. Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A sense of achievement in software survives writing almost none of the code yourself. — tap to centre the map on it A sense of achievement in software survives writing almost none of the code yourself. Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: SaaS stocks are a buy right now. — tap to centre the map on it SaaS stocks are a buy right now. Last stated 4 months ago
24 May 2026
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Dan Shipper — holds since 2026-05-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Almost all of the dot-com era's exuberance turned out to be warranted; we remember the failures and forget the value that era created. — tap to centre the map on it Almost all of the dot-com era's exuberance turned out to be warranted; we remember the failures and forget the value that era created. Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
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Bret Taylor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
At the centre
The app layer between the customer and the AI model is being removed, because customers can now clone the app themselves rather than pay for it.
Holds Read this korrent →
The idea that AI will destroy software and make tools unnecessary is ridiculous: an agent, like a humanoid in your kitchen, will use the tools that already exist.
Holds JH Jensen Huang
Big AI is cannibalising the app businesses indie hackers used to build, and their revenue and traffic are falling as a result.
Holds
AI companies are disrupting entire industries, causing a partial collapse of the traditional SaaS business model.
Holds
When the subsidies behind AI pricing run out, the companies that embraced AI programming will cut back on it.
Holds NE NeetCode
Models are far more differentiated from one another than clouds are, so AI will not commoditise the way cloud did.
Holds DA Dario Amodei
AI's business results are lagging because organisations have a low tolerance for non-determinism, not because the models are not good enough.
Holds SY Steve Yegge
Software's customer is no longer the human but the agent acting on their behalf, and the whole industry has to be refactored around that.
Holds
Every machine-learning deployment that has paid off so far left a person making the decision, which is the only reason imperfect models were useful.
Holds CF Chelsea Finn
The AI build-out will end the way the internet did: a couple of Amazons, and a long list of companies that go sideways or disappear.
Holds LT Lip-Bu Tan
Agents will increase the number of users of SaaS rather than get rid of it.
Holds DS Dan Shipper
AI-assisted ('vibe') coding has made it so easy to build competing SaaS apps that a plain, unremarkable SaaS product can no longer easily attract signups.
Holds
Every app is now a very slow API whether it wants to be or not, and personal agents will make a whole category of apps disappear.
Holds
Most SaaS subscriptions can now be replaced by software you vibecode for yourself.
Holds
A person at maximum vibe-coding speed has about three productive hours a day, and a company that will not let them stop there is going to break.
Holds SY Steve Yegge
A sense of achievement in software survives writing almost none of the code yourself.
Holds
SaaS stocks are a buy right now.
Holds DS Dan Shipper
Almost all of the dot-com era's exuberance turned out to be warranted; we remember the failures and forget the value that era created.
Holds BT Bret Taylor