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My customers (B2B) were generally older folks

… My customers (B2B) were generally older folks. They never once asked about AI. I don't see it being a serious threat yet . People are still afraid of spreadsheets and other things I would consider quite basic, the fact that coding is more accessible than ever... I don't think that's really enticing many people. Some, sure, but why would they want to mess around with that if your product is fairly priced, does what they need, and you will maintain it for them? It's the same as us software engineers when we're deciding whether to pay for a 'managed' platform (SQL, Cloud, k8s) etc or roll our own. Sure, we can do it ourselves and for cheaper, but it just doesn't always make sense due to time and maintenance. Anyway, I'm excited for the doors this opens up for me. I was looking to hire someone a few years back the guys I brought on briefly were very mediocre and required a lot of ramp up time. And also hiring is really hard. I can get away with not hiring for much longer now because the AIs understand the project and are productive instantly. Going from zero to one employee is hard. …

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Curious to know how you think AI/vibecoding will affect the solopreneur path. On the one hand, it could make it accessible to many more people, who previously couldn't have built a business alone because they lacked coding skills. On the other hand, it could make it harder to get customers because they can also code their own customized tools, making it less necessary to buy software and some services. There's probably a third and fourth hand, which haven't yet sprung to mind.

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As a technical person, how does one find a non-technical business partner? ;) I know about Entrepreneur First, but that's not for bootstrapping and has a too much of the unicorn vibe for me. The obvious is of course luck through one's social network.

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> Going from zero to one employee is hard. Story of my life the last 5-10 years haha. Hard to take such a big risk without having a very solid position. I'm taking an AI-first approach with a project I wouldn't have accepted otherwise, to get a better understanding of how much I can delegate and how quickly I can get it done. Could open up a lot of doors if successful. There are many more projects I'd be willing to pitch/accept if I didn't have to do all the grunt work. Quality still needs to be there though.

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