# Mike Vernal Says Software Moats Are Dying And Founders Must Do It All

> Source: <https://www.machinebrief.com/news/mike-vernal-says-software-moats-are-dying-and-founders-must-ernb>
> Published: 2026-09-20 13:03:00+00:00

# Mike Vernal Says Software Moats Are Dying And Founders Must Do It All

By Josipa Majic Predin, ContributorSource: 

[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)
Conviction GP Mike Vernal argues AI erases switching costs and network effects. Why he thinks software splits like newspapers and what founders should do.

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