July 07, 2026
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
Key takeaways:
Anyone can vibe code a clone. That doesn’t mean it’s** worth anything**. Real software value lives in proprietary data, architecture, security, and user habits.- If consultants can rebuild your interface in days, it was never really a moat: specialist software, complex requirements, and domain IP remain firmly in human territory. - Developers aren’t becoming less important– they’re shifting from** building features to building confidence**.
Ask a modern AI-coding tool to build a Slackalike, or a rough facsimile of a project management dashboard, and it can often produce you something plausible within hours: channels, boards, logins, status buttons, and a version of a product people already pay for.
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July 07, 2026