80. Crossing the Vibe Chasm: The Most Important Tech Skill of the Next Decade

Now, to be clear, these vibe chasm crossing companies are not theoretical anymore.

They're already appearing across software, media, commerce, consulting, education, and indeed, niche SaaS.

but they are far from being bulletproof.

Yeah, you're right.

The pattern's increasingly clear.

You've got one founder, tiny operational overheads and supporting teams, all AI-native workflows, a multimillion-dollar turnover, preferably, and extraordinary profitability.

Yeah, but you know what? Then something happens.

It's a sort of luxury problem.

And it's because of the leverage that AR gives the founder.

Eventually, if they're being successful, the customers will become enterprise grade.

Now, Paul, that definitely means something else.

For sure.

Because that means reliability expectations arise.

Compliance actually matters.

Security actually matters.

Uptime actually matters.

Oh, and financial controls.

Think about them.

Hiring becomes important and governance becomes essential.

So if you think about

that, the jeopardy to a growing firm could be worse in the world of AI-powered apps because switching costs are lower.

Just look at the furor from the Mythos Fable switch-off debacle.

One issue for an enterprise in dealing with an AI app supplier and your competitor could be in like Flynn.

Unanswered calls and responsive support chat next.

Back at AI Central, the move-fast-and-break-things informal AI narrative operating model collides with the realities of operating at true organisational scale for enterprise customers.