President & CEO at Y Combinator
SaaS was historically treated as the ultimate business model, but pure seat-based SaaS is unlikely to survive the next decade. If AI agents can write code and handle business processes instantly, seat-based pricing loses its meaning. Startups must leverage SaaS as a wedge to build data moats and network effects.
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