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Rivera: AI will bifurcate software into low-tier flood vs magical products
“AI will multiply the amount of products that exist, and as part of that, there will be more shit products. AI will also give superpowers to companies with greater ambitions, with the interest and appetite to dial in outstanding experiences and create better pr…”
Rivera: Tobi Lütke will be the reason I eventually leave Shopify
“This I probably shouldn't say on a podcast, but he's the reason I'm here, and he's the reason that I one day leave. And I say that in a very loving way in that I also appreciate that at some point there might be a rift where we think so differently about the f…”
Rivera: Product managers and engineers will handle standard UI design via vibe coding
“I also don't think you will need a designer for all things. Like so much of this is going to just come from vibe coding and vibe designing. I think many of the surfaces that you have a designer's waste their time on today can be done just as well by a product …”
Rivera: AI sector is in a bubble and faces impending corrections
“AI is also in a hype cycle, and we are in something that is and feels a little bit like an AI bubble. And just like .com is bigger today than it was, you know, during the .com bubble, it didn't mean that we wouldn't have a crash or correction along the way. In…”
Rivera: Foundation models will replace niche AI startup products
“I worry perhaps for startups that a lot of the things that they offer that are these sort of like niche carve out experiences for a category will be replaced by the broad based foundation models. And that many of these companies that I've seen a very rapid ris…”
Rivera: Mid-level specialist tech roles will disappear in favor of generalists
“I think the general shape of the job market will move people towards being more generalists than specialists. You basically have like specialization. If you become like the best in the world, you'll always have a job market, but specialization Any point toward…”