AI is Killing Outsourcing: Indie Dev Slashes Service Costs by 93%
ThePeterMick · x · 2026-08-09
John Rush argues that the golden age for freelancers and outsourcing agencies is over due to AI. Sharing his own organization's workflow shifts, he highlights how AI has replaced traditional external services:
- Design & Coding: No longer buys design, relying on AI generation instead; delegates most coding to tools like Codex and Claude.
- Legal & Finance: 99% of legal and accounting queries now go to AI, replacing $250/hr human experts.
- Marketing: Replaced external agencies with a stack of AI tools.
- Cost Reduction: A full accounting job that previously cost $15,000 now costs only $1,000—AI handles the bulk of the work, and a human expert is hired solely for final review.
ThePeterMick quoted the post, questioning if B2B SaaS is facing a similar demise.
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