25/05/2026
Most conversations around AI seem to focus on fear and job loss.
But lately, I’ve been noticing something else happening at the same time. Small developers, solo founders, and independent creators are quietly building useful apps, tools, and online businesses faster than ever before.
Over the years, I’ve worked with smaller software companies that proved you do not need giant teams or corporate structures to build products people genuinely love using. More recently, buying apps directly from independent developers reminded me how personal software can still feel when it is built by individuals instead of large companies.
Wrote a few thoughts about that shift on The Lab:
AI tools are lowering the technical barrier to building online. Why the future of software feels more open to small, independent creators and solo founders.
