Originally published in DailyWealth on August 14, 2025.
In 1956, an Ikea designer couldn't fit a table in his car, so he took the legs off. Flat-pack furniture was born, and assembly became the customer's job.
AI is doing the same thing to software. Businesses can now build 'good enough' custom tools in days instead of paying for expensive subscriptions for years. That's a real threat to traditional software vendors and a tailwind for the companies that supply the AI building blocks.