SaaS in the Agent Economy: Why AI Just Changed Bootstrapped SaaS Forever
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SaaS in the agent economy isn't a future scenario; it's already reshaping how bootstrapped SaaS founders build, sell, and compete. Craig Hewitt argues that AI has shifted the customer, the moat, and the value of code itself, and the next few years will be the hardest stretch most of us have lived through. In this MicroConf US 2026 talk, Craig Hewitt (Founder & CEO of Castos) makes the case that this AI shift is fundamentally different from previous waves like cloud, frameworks, and Stripe. Because it doesn't lower the barrier, it replaces roles. He walks through the immediate threats to bootstrapped SaaS businesses, the four moats that still hold up, and how to AI-pill your team, your…
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