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kypro • today at 9:24 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

You could build something really useful, but if I can replicate 95% of that in a weekend with Claude I'm obviously not going to pay you for it.

Some SaaS products have network effects, but that doesn't appy to new software.

Starting a SaaS business in 2026 seems a bit silly to me. Not saying people won't make money, but you'd have to be pretty lucky.


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toasty228 • today at 10:02 PM

You'd be surprised how much money companies throw at very simple products, I'm working for a company making 100k mrr and was virtually entirely vibe coded by one dev until very recently