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In "The End of Software" @cpaik gets it half right. He totally nails the arc of history (the availability of application software will explode) but it's worth asking "so what?"
Who win: new classes of companies to make order from chaos + take advantage of new markets
Who loses: founders +... See more
I'm usually reluctant to make predictions about technology, but I feel fairly confident about this one: in a couple decades there won't be many people who can write.
Paul Graham • Writes and Write-Nots
Next week I'll publish an article about AI's impact on the knowledge work, especially software! Here's an excerpt.
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Over the Past Eighteen Months I have heard many investors and operators argue that AI will cause a SaaS apocalypse. Their logic is roughly:
1. SaaS is... See more
Even Thomas Watson is reputed to have said, in 1943, “I think there is a world market for about five computers.”
Nicholas Carr • The Big Switch
@patrick_oshag I think with so much data and algorithmic-everything, the value of hand curation will continue to increase. 1,000 movies the computer suggests are not as compelling as 1 movie from a person I trust.
I think there must be an analytical corollary to this, but I'm not yet sure what
Simon Sarrisx.comIn a world of abundance, scarcity evolves. While pre-internet scarcity was about a physically constrained, or otherwise limited, number of resources, post-internet scarcity is about separating signal from noise.
Erik Torenberg • The Hunter Economy
Paul Graham points out something Fitbit, GoPro, and Sonos investors have also observed: hardware is hard.
Byrne Hobart • The Diff | Byrne Hobart | Substack
I remember a truism from product marketing. The rule was: Nothing is more damaging than a successful launch of an inferior product. Your short-term success ensures your long-term failure.
That’s a lesson that the tech regime apparently has not learned (yet). But will learn (soon).
That’s a lesson that the tech regime apparently has not learned (yet). But will learn (soon).
Ted Gioia • Our Knowledge System Has Collapsed. Can We Survive Without It?
The SaaS hype cycle is gonna reach the top in 2023 and burst.
I’m making most of my income on SaaS but here is why I think it’s 10-20 months until we see a strong decline in the profitability of SaaS:
→ the time/cost of making SaaS is halving every few months. A typical solo maker can launch... See more
John Rushx.com