So after all these hours talking about AI, in these last five minutes I am going to talk about:
Horses.
Engines, steam engines, were invented in 1700.
And what followed was 200 years of steady improvement, with engines getting 20% better a decade.
For the first 120 years of that steady improvement, horses didn't notice at all.
Then, between 1930 and 1950, 90% of the horses in the US disappeared.
Progress in engines was steady. Equivalence to horses was sudden.
the $273B SaaS market is about to implode. basically, we'll stop paying thousands for generic software and start generating our perfect tools for like $99/month
we're about to go from "there's an app for that" to "there's your app for that."
today, we're all using project management tools, CRMs, and analytics dashboards built for the average user by bigsaas. which means they're perfect for absolutely no one. it's like wearing someone else's prescription glasses and pretending you can see 20/20.
it worked really for a time. but, lots of people wished some of this software was more flexible.
AI changes this.
instead of forcing our brains to work like generic software, we'll describe our perfect tool and have it generated in minutes.
the shift starts with productivity tools. the designer who organizes by color gets their perfect project dashboard. the trader who thinks in patterns gets their ideal analytics suite. the writer who connects ideas like constellations gets their dream note-taking app.
the entire SaaS market fragments. instead of 10 major players per category, we'll have millions of personal tools. the money moves from paying for generic software to paying for software generation.
and after we build out personal software, then we build our personal agents. it honestly sounds too good to be true, but this is the direction we are headed. speak into existence the tools and "people" to work on our businesses 24/7.
i bet big companies still use the large saas companies btw likely for security and habit reasons. they will enhance with personal software but still be dependent on bigsaas. but, when every dollar counts, smbs will be looking mostly dependent on personal software
there are thousands of startup ideas in this era of personal software era. example: build an AI software generator for restaurants and their unique workflows. then one for spa owners. then fitness trainers. then wedding planners.
each industry has its own weird way of working that generic software never understood.
the next billion-dollar company won't sell software. it'll sell software independence.
I don’t have cheat days because I eat whatever I want and 99% of what I want is healthy
We crave foods that are good for us. Big Food science (think General Mills) found out how to trick our palates into thinking industrial slop product is the most delicious thing on earth
Abstain from the slop and your palate will come back to its natural baseline. Address nutrient deficiencies and your cravings will disappear. Maintain a strong circadian rhythm to keep your hunger hormones (Grhelin & leptin) in check
Willpower always gives in the end. Work smart, not hard
The most painful part in business is the pain you experience suffering through the consequences of actions taken before you installed a solution that you know will work but hasn’t kicked in yet.