Building Software Businesses for an AI Future
The article discusses the impact of AI on Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) businesses, suggesting that while simple SaaS may decline, complex software will endure. It emphasizes the need for companies to rethink their products in light of AI advancements and the changing user interface. Founders are encouraged to focus on proprietary data, compliance, and deep integrations to ensure their software remains valuable.
- ▪SaaS valuations have significantly decreased since AI entered the market.
- ▪The author believes that while simple SaaS businesses may disappear, complex software will continue to thrive.
- ▪Companies should focus on proprietary data, regulated industries, and deep integrations to maintain their competitive edge.
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AI Building Software Businesses for an AI Future Bernhard Hauser 25 Apr 2026 · 3 min read Read by Bernhard Hauser (not AI)0:00/324.5714581×Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) has been the darling of investors and founders alike: build once, charge forever, watch margins expand as revenue scales faster than cost.But once AI has entered the market and found product-market-fit with software development, SaaS valuations have fallen off a cliff. My take is, they will not recover.Many AI enthusiasts are proclaiming the death of software as we know it, because agents will take over everything and make SaaS obsolete.Personally, I don't buy it. But I also don't think things stay the same.
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