Viable niche software teams

1 February 2025

Software engineering is expensive.

That’s why we have a SaaS economy. Why companies pay for bloated enterprise software. Why the default is outsourcing, not in-house development.

But what happens when coding changes?

Agentic coding—AI-assisted development—is shifting the equation. The cost of engineering is dropping. Small teams can do what once took an army.

My hope?

A new kind of software team. Multidisciplinary. Lean. Directly connected to users. Designers, analysts, architects—building hyper-niche applications. Small, but powerful.

No bloated platforms. No unnecessary complexity. Just software that delivers value. Directly.

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