Vibe coding in SaaS leverages AI to transform product management and coding processes, encouraging innovation and efficiency through strategic integration of AI tools.
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The author discusses the concept of 'Vibe Engineering' as a nuanced evolution of 'Vibe Coding', highlighting the differences between the two. The author shares personal experiences assisting his wife, a self-proclaimed Vibe Coder,...
The post discusses the concept of a 'One Person Framework' in the Rails community, emphasizing that while Rails enables solo developers to build software businesses, it may mislead those not interested in entrepreneurship. The aut...
The author reflects on the current state of coding agents powered by LLMs, noting that while there has been significant progress in coding capabilities, the overall improvement in LLMs has plateaued since mid-2024. The post discus...
The author reflects on the recent Tanda Hackathon, celebrating its 10-year anniversary. They highlight the impressive achievements of participants, particularly a game developed by the customer success team in under 24 hours. The ...
Insights from developing an AI feature highlight the importance of domain knowledge, user-friendly debugging, and the limitations of LLMs in achieving deterministic results.
Predictions for 2026 focus on the rise of AI coding agents and the challenges software companies face in adapting to rapid advancements in AI-driven coding.
5.1The LLM app layer
2025-08-20 • technology innovation software saas solutions
The post reflects on the evolution of technology, particularly focusing on computers, the internet, smartphones, and large language models (LLMs). It highlights how initial innovations were limited in functionality but eventually ...
The text discusses the use of AI agents for coding, specifically Cursor and Claude Code, and their impact on developer productivity. It also addresses the limitations and challenges of using these agents, as well as the potential ...
0Crossing the Chasm
2025-04-17 • software saas solutions ai
The text discusses the slow progress of AI-empowered software products and the lack of groundbreaking new products in the industry. It explores the build vs. buy equation for AI and the collective knowledge of the market. The auth...
The author reflects on his family's move to Australia 30 years ago, his time living in the US, and his decision to return to Australia. He discusses the sense of fairness in Australia and the challenges of employment law. He also ...
0How I use Claude
2024-09-26 • programming technology
The author discusses their experience using Claude, an LLM, for coding. They share how Claude has helped them with specific tasks and how it has saved them time. They also mention the challenges they faced and the importance of as...
The text discusses the importance of considering whether a potential customer is worth pursuing, beyond just the financial aspect. It outlines good and bad reasons for pursuing a customer and emphasizes the need to use the custome...
The 3 Horizons is a strategic planning framework used to share the current strategy and future goals of a company. It is a document that describes the future of the company and encourages big thinking. The framework consists of th...
The text discusses the process of making your first hire, emphasizing the importance of thinking critically about who to hire, what they'll do, and how to find and evaluate them. It also highlights the risks and challenges of hiri...
The text discusses the different phases of product strategy over the last decade at Tanda, from the initial idea phase to the challenges of prioritization and data-driven development. It also reflects on the mistakes made and less...
0AI utopians aren't optimistic enough
2023-09-22 • technology conference agi optimism
The text discusses the keynote from Zach Kass at the Queensland AI Summit, focusing on the road to AGI. It argues that AGI is scientifically inevitable, but the lack of a definite view of how AGI will come around and what it will ...
The text discusses the two halves of product management, the importance of execution, and the concept of Product Management by Walking Around. It emphasizes the significance of answering questions that the spec didn't address and ...
The text is a review and analysis of the movie 'BlackBerry', which is about the BlackBerry smart phone. It discusses the characters, the success and downfall of the company, and the lessons that can be learned from its story.
The text discusses the benefits and challenges of allowing non-programmer employees to contribute to the company's codebase. It highlights the positive impact of this approach, such as finding under-resourced areas and direct tran...
The text discusses the impact of power laws on technology companies and the effect of success on their workforce. It explores the implications of companies like Atlassian and Canva asking their employees to work during a downturn,...
The text discusses a talk at RubyConf 2013 where expert programmers were recorded thinking through and working on problems. It emphasizes the importance of making programmers better at their jobs and how constraints can lead to be...
The text discusses the importance of customer retention in subscription businesses, particularly in SaaS. It highlights the impact of customer perception on retention, the reasons for delinquent payments, and strategies for dealin...
The author discusses their approach to work, which is fairly scattered, and how they struggle with the question 'how was your day?' They talk about the value of being able to follow their nose and how it helps them develop experti...