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Max Musing

3d ago

The vibe coding trap

There's a popular narrative on social media right now that AI can build software so quickly and cheaply that SaaS is dead (or will be soon).

Why pay for Linear when AI can build a project tracker in an afternoon? Why pay Stripe $30k/year when you can vibe code your own billing system in a weekend? The cost of building software has collapsed to near zero, therefore the value of selling software has collapsed to near zero. QED, SaaS is dead.

Nika

6d ago

How much do you trust AI agents?

With the advent of clawdbots, it's as if we've all lost our inhibitions and "put our lives completely in their hands."

I'm all for delegating work, but not giving them too much personal/sensitive stuff to handle.

Jake Friedberg

18d ago

Is usage-based pricing becoming the norm for AI tools?

Hey everyone,

I've built my product around traditional SaaS pricing (monthly tiers), but I m starting to wonder if that model is getting outdated, especially with more AI-powered and compute-heavy tools entering the market.
That shift requires real architectural changes, instrumentation, metering, billing logic, and UI changes, not just pricing tweaks. It s something I m starting to seriously think about for my own product.

In particular, AI usage has real COGs (every prompt costs money), and I m seeing more platforms experimenting with usage-based models, or hybrids like SaaS base + usage + overage.

For those of you building AI or compute-intensive tools:

Felix Dinh

9mo ago

📦 Solving failed deliveries on Shopify – 1 click address validation at checkout

Hey Product Hunt!

I'm Felix and I recently launched a small but mighty Shopify app that helps stores prevent failed deliveries before they happen.

You know those annoying return to sender packages or customer emails like My address was correct, but I never got it! ? Yeah, that.

Address Validation iO checks and fixes addresses right inside the Shopify checkout no copy-pasting, no extra screens, no friction.