The Archive
Insights on replacing SaaS with private AI, the moat of distribution, and the new rules of building software.
The fire of fires
A year of replacing about fourteen SaaS subscriptions with one private AI stack. What burned, what survived, and what I learned about implementing instead of subscribing.
Distribution is the moat AI can't replicate
Models got cheap. Attention and trust did not. What that means for a small service business that lives or dies on showing up when it matters.
AI changed what we build. Then it changed who we hire.
Cross-discipline judgment and speed beat seniors on titles. What this means for small businesses choosing a private AI partner.