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AI is making software development progressively easier and cheaper, creating a "technical deflation" effect where startups may delay building features expecting future tools will make development even simpler. This phenomenon gives late-movers an advantage, as companies starting 6-12 months later can build the same functionality with less effort and complexity. The trend suggests startups should focus more on distribution, customer understanding, and sales rather than pure technical execution, since the building itself is becoming commoditized. The rapid pace of AI improvement means timing and strategic patience may matter more than being first to market.

Technical Deflation

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<p>This just sounds wrong on soo many levels, why would you even slowdown on making progress at all for your startup, that too professionally in a market, it doesn’t matter even if you are very less number of people, you will be working for your own sake right!? And, not to mention, stopping &amp; stalling the progress &amp; updates of your own product in hopes of AI tools getting better is the worst reasoning I’ve ever heard. This just sounds soo stupid on soo many levels, that its making my head spin!! I can’t believe that someone would actually do that!!</p>


<p>this feels like putting the cart before the horse. If I understood it correctly, companies are going to focus on selling features of their product that they currently don’t have or under development, putting stakes on the idea that development will be easier months from now? This is a lot of risk.</p>
