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It's basically a blog post to plug links to author's (presumably) struggling projects.

The majority of established ISVs are perfectly fine and have long adapted to new realities, be that the existence of AI coding tools, subscription licensing or what have you.

The fundamental - making something to solve users' pain points - is still there and it's now easier than ever to go from identifying a niche to shipping a solution. If anything, the golden age is now.



How has it got easier to identify niches?


If you iterate faster your discover the market faster.


If everyone else is also iterating faster then it is also going to be harder to get enough attention to validate your product.




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