A Vibe Coded SaaS Killed My Team

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I considered it a possibility. Now it's set in stone. Instead of fully shutting down in the coming year due to tumbling revenue, leadership decided "What if we use someone else's platform?" It just so happens, the platform they chose is vibe coded.

Like many tech companies during the pandemic, we over-hired and had to contract over and over again. Without the VC-funded war chest that our competitors had, we couldn't compete in marketing and sales. Our brand-awareness shrunk into obscurity.

So, in all fairness, we lost the capitalism game. And, I'm fine with that.

If you're curious, I'm sorry to disappoint. I haven't name-dropped, nor will I now or in the future.

We had a plan to gracefully wind down, unlike Redbox (archived). Once the balance hit a certain threshold, a plan (prepared a year in advance) would have made everyone whole and return the remaining funds to the investors.

Except, the investors changed their mind and would rather take a chance on a future sale than admit defeat.

What's changed their mind?

The allure and promise of AI workforce reduction.

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