Software Is a Commodity Now. Here’s What Actually Holds Value.

Saturday, 20 June 2026 / Published in Founder Resources, Startup Strategy
Featured cover for the M Accelerator article 'Software Is a Commodity Now. Here's What Actually Holds Value.' — the commoditization of software.
A feature that took your team two quarters to ship just got replicated by a competitor in a weekend. Then a customer asked the question that keeps post-PMF founders awake: “Why am I paying you when an AI can just build this?” The commoditization of software is the process by which software capabilities become cheap,

Software Is Becoming a Commodity — And Most Founders Are Fighting the Wrong Battle

Sunday, 12 April 2026 / Published in Founder Resources, Startup Strategy
Software Is Becoming a Commodity — And Most Founders Are Fighting the Wrong Battle
Software development is commoditizing at an unprecedented pace as AI tools enable anyone to build complex applications in days instead of months. This fundamental shift means competitive advantages based on technical features are evaporating — what took specialized teams years to develop can now be replicated by a single founder with AI assistance in weeks.

The $2M CRM Mistake: Why Your Early-Stage Startup Needs a Revenue System, Not Just Software

Friday, 27 March 2026 / Published in Elite Founders, Growth Strategy
Setting up CRM for an early-stage startup isn’t about picking software—it’s about building a revenue system that scales from $50K to $3M ARR without breaking. Most founders discover this after wasting 6-18 months on the wrong approach. Picture this: A B2B SaaS founder at $200K ARR with a sales team of 3 people. Deals are

Is Scrum a framework for Startups?

Thursday, 12 May 2022 / Published in Startups
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Scrum is a framework that’s used primarily to manage product and software development. When teams use scrum, they are encouraged to learn through experience, self-organize as they work on a project, and use reflection to improve themselves continuously.