people ask what a software company even is when the code is basically free to produce
and my answer is the network
you can clone features in a weekend now
but you cant clone a user base
thats the thing AI will never replicate
each user makes the next one more valuable
reputation, discovery, services nearby, recommendations, events nearby
remember that facebook wasnt valuable because of its code
it was valuable because everyone was already using it
thats the elephant in the room for every product right now
can you turn your users into a network where each node makes the whole thing stronger
if you can, the software underneath almost stops mattering
if you cant, youre just another tool waiting to be one-shotted by someone with the same idea and a good agent