Software Platforms
topic on 5 shows · 5 statements across 5 episodes
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5 statements about Software Platforms, every show
Fanelli: Platform substrates become more valuable as software creation costs fall
“When people are saying, oh, the value of a lot of software is going to zero because you can recreate it. To me, it's almost like the opposite. It's like having an existing platform to build on top of is like even more valuable because they can kind of bolt thi…”
Lemkin: Software platforms must own native agents or lose all value
“You have to own the agents on your platform, or the agents will take away all the value.”
Desai: Software platforms are sticky, while standalone products are easily replaced
“One of the things is platforms are sticky, products are not. So no matter which software company you create today in the world of, ah, in the age of AI, or you created in the past, Products can be replaced.”
Fiechtner: Enterprise software buyers favor consolidated platforms over point solutions
“But I don't think folks are buying less. I think they're just buying differently. And from what I've seen, it's been more platform based approach and it's been more platforms that have proven success rather than just the shiny object.”
Founders should never over-engineer their software infrastructure for a ten-year horizon
“Your infrastructure in whatever you're building. So it's a software platform or whatever it might be needs to be good enough for today. You should never over engineer your platform. You should never think about what it's gonna be like in 10 years from now. Thi…”