Indie dev: AI coding erased the technical moat — your rival is now the better seller
sven_ai · x · 2026-11-03
Author svenai argues that AI coding has flattened the technical moat: a single person with a few agents can build a SaaS in days, but so can everyone else. Product scarcity keeps dropping while traffic and customers grow more valuable. His conclusion: the biggest competitor for indie developers is no longer other programmers but people who are exceptionally good at selling.
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