Next up at MicroConf: @aeden of DNSimple (I use them for DNS and love them) on how SaaS founders can thrive in the LLM age of AI-generated apps.
MARKET TRENDS
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AI Frees Five Hours Weekly But Workflows Lag Behind
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AI already frees about five hours of work per person each week. Much of that time still disappears into low-value tasks, because workflows evolve slower than the technology that accelerates them. Source @Gartner_inc Link https://
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Where Are All The Predicted Tesla Killers Today?
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What happened to all the Tesla killers that legacy press and hedge fund short sellers predicted were coming?
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AI Will Displace Jobs Within 5 Years But Not Human Connection
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Mo Gawdat, ex CBO at Google: AI will take many jobs in under 5 years, but never the human connection aspect. However, the danger is real. pic.twitter.com/FfKHjsaEdU
— Chubby♨️ (@kimmonismus) 13 avril 2026Mo Gawdat, ex CBO at Google: AI will take many jobs in under 5 years, but never the human connection aspect. However, the danger is real.
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Smart Manufacturing Redefining Operational Benchmarks Industry Trends
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Smart manufacturing is redefining operational benchmarks. Seeing similar trends? @IIoT_World @CRudinschi @agentic_factory
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AI Agents Reshape Software Engineering: Product Management Becomes Bottleneck
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As AI agents accelerate coding, what is the future of software engineering? Some trends are clear, such as the Product Management Bottleneck, referring to the idea that we are more constrained by deciding what to build rather than the actual building. But many implications, like
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AI revolutionizes healthcare sector under strain
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AI set to revolutionize the under strain healthcare sector. https://t.co/wXmFJQo8Ay
— AI (@DeepLearn007) 13 avril 2026AI set to revolutionize the under strain healthcare sector.
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LLMs and Small SaaS Businesses as Early AI Revolution Winners
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My personal interest this year is the interaction of LLMs and small SaaS businesses. I suspect they (we?) are early big winners of the industrial revolution we’re presently going through.
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Perplexity’s AI Journey: From Startup Tool to Economic Growth
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Perplexity started as a small business tool for ourselves. We had 4 people and no revenue with AI at our fingertips. The pivot to Computer is actually a full circle. Founders are using it to grow companies that matter to the economy and their communities. It’s rewarding to see
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Weekly Podcast: TL20 Stocks Surge 12% on Massive Gains
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Each week I do a podcast to put together various things in a way that makes sense to me, and, I hope, to investors. One of the functions of the podcast is to reflect on what is and is not working. The TL20 group of stocks soared 12% this past week thanks to enormous gains from