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The Creator Economy for Software
What YouTube did for video, AI app builders will do for software. The ceiling is orders of magnitude higher.
How it works
- 1Media democratization created formats that didn't exist before — vlogging, TikTok, Reels. Software democratization will do the same.
- 2The new app formats that AI tools will unlock don't have names yet. Build early.
- 3The addressable market is 7 billion phones, including billions who have never had access to a laptop.
- 4Software is a superset of all other media — it can contain video, audio, text, and real-time interaction.
- 5Ask: what would you build if you could ship an idea in 3 minutes instead of 4 months?
Hear it on the podcast
From Idea to iPhone App: David Alonso on Bloom, AI Coding, and the Future of MobileListen to the episodeMore from this episode
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