"You know that moment when you realize the ground has shifted beneath your feet? I had one of those moments recently. I was watching an AI agent build out a complex feature for Podscan in about twenty minutes - something that would have taken me days to code properly just a year ago. And it hit me: the rules of the game have fundamentally changed."
"A lot of the skill of coding solutions effectively has been pretty much surpassed by the AI agents that I use. Don't get me wrong - it still has a lot to do with the fact that I'm very capable of specifying extremely correctly what I want and having a system build out code that is well specified, well commented, and that makes it easy for an agent to implement the things that I wanted to implement."
An AI agent built a complex feature in twenty minutes, demonstrating a fundamental shift in how products are created. Monetization complexity led to choosing a merchant of record to handle taxes, currencies, declined transactions, and regulatory friction. Recent workflows rely heavily on AI agents that often surpass traditional coding skill, while precise specification and well-commented code remain important for effective automation. The accelerated speed of AI-enabled development reduces a major competitive moat for independent builders. Concurrently, market dynamics include subscription fatigue and waning buyer interest in acquiring software-as-a-service businesses.
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