every web app and saas tool will have some form of ai agent baked in within the next few years
if my solution solves your problem 10% better, there's still a market for it
the idea of one platform taking over everything never made sense and never will
if you're still writing code line by line, you ain't gonna make it.
if you're just vibing with prompts, you ain't gonna make it.
building AI agents that actually run your business is the only way forward.
most ai saas founders are building generic agents that are mediocre at everything
"web development agent" that can't even scaffold a proper project structure
the winners will be the ones who pick one painful problem and absolutely nail it
startups don't want an agent that kinda does 10 things. they want the one that does their one thing better than anyone else
would you pick a generic dev tool or one that's 30% better at just shipping clean, scalable code?
people building SaaS tools think they need to master every framework and platform out there
i've shipped apps for 40+ startups. you're only ever solving 4 problems:
1. broken process - fix the workflow before writing a single line of code
2. manual bottlenecks - automate the repetitive stuff eating your team's time
3. scattered data - one source of truth or nothing works
4. smart features - add AI on top of a clean foundation, not a messy one
and every build falls into one of three buckets:
- greenfield: they're running on spreadsheets and emails. you build from zero
- rescue: the app exists but it's a mess. clean first, build second
- enhancement: solid product, just needs automation and AI layered in
4 problems. 3 delivery modes. that's it
the complexity people are afraid of is mostly just a lack of clarity
every week i get DMs about new AI tools launching
they all sound the same
"persistent memory, connects your apps, runs everywhere, no setup needed"
at some point you just think... why not use Claude
if your positioning can't make me curious, you've already lost
Simple AI workflow that actually works:
> Let AI handle your inbox triage each morning
> Use it to draft your full plan the night before
> Audit what tasks AI can own vs what needs you
> Pick ONE high-leverage task only you can do
> Ask AI one strategic question before you sleep
web development 4 years ago vs now.
- hosting is now edge deployment
- custom code is now ai-assisted builds
- design handoffs are now component systems
- manual testing is now automated qa
- client briefs are now ai-scoped projects
- integrations are now no-code pipelines
- support docs are now ai knowledge bases
- mvps took 6 months, now take 6 weeks
the way we build software has already changed.