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Most operators can’t describe a full app in a prompt.
Teams use about 5% of a typical SaaS tool’s features.
Apps used to be valuable because they were expensive to build.
LLMs are great at reading messy data and finding connections.
Vibe-coded apps are unique, like fingerprints, so each one needs its own security review.
Interview five buyers with a research hat on. No selling.
In a company of a few hundred, 10 to 20% start as builders.
Solve one team’s real problem, not the C-suite’s abstract one.
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A story works when its threat is as obvious as “zombies are coming.”
You will never win the argument with a troll.
Suppression doesn’t remove the desire for agency, it teaches concealment.
Pair AI rights with accountability.
Open with what’s broken, then close every loop.
Budget for the real labor behind AI video.
Intelligence alone doesn’t create conflict; suppressing agency does.
Build for connection to people, not to the product.
Design AI around the way people already make sense of each other.
Price so users commit, not just sign up.
Experience your product as a customer before you market it.
Find first customers by sitting with them in person.
Early on, judge the trend, not the snapshot.
Why labeling matters more than architecture.
Being first only counts if you're also right.
Make the call calmly before the moment hits.
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