What if users start cloning SaaS using AI
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7 hours ago
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There is a trend that is just starting: People are cloning softwares and websites using Ai(fable 5 is doing great), what do you think what things would protect businesses from this in future? if i can clone smth easily using ai, why i would pay for it?
soulchild37
2 hours ago
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Those aren't serious users anyway, business users who are focusing on their business don't have the time to clone and maintain their own software. People who claim to successfully clone and replace SaaS are never good customers anyway, they will either churn after free trial has ended, or post on reddit searching for free alternative
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haute_cuisine
1 hour ago
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This doesn’t work now unfortunately as described. Cloning is multi-months effort and it’s hard even when you know what you’re doing. If you want to have a sellable clone, it’s even harder challenge as users wouldn’t tolerate sloppy work when better alternatives exist.
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Jeremy1026
7 hours ago
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Start? We're well past that. If your SaaS is just a fancy wrapper on some CRUD it's already been cloned by AI a dozen times. Even if it has some level of sophistication, unless there is a trove of data that only you have access to, it's already been cloned.
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OsrsNeedsf2P
7 hours ago
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This is why investors ask what your moat is
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