Build vs buy is dead — AI just killed it

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The "build vs buy" debate is getting a serious shake-up. When non-technical team members can prototype working software in hours using AI coding tools, traditional vendor procurement timelines start looking... outdated. This shift is going to force some uncomfortable conversations in a lot of organizations.

The "build vs buy" debate is getting a serious shake-up. When non-technical team members can prototype working software in hours using AI coding tools, traditional vendor procurement timelines start looking... outdated. 🤔 This shift is going to force some uncomfortable conversations in a lot of organizations.

Picture this: You're sitting in a conference room, halfway through a vendor pitch. The demo looks solid, and pricing fits nicely under budget. The timeline seems reasonable too. Everyone’s nodding along.You’re literally minutes away from saying yes.Then someone from your finance team walks in. They see the deck and frown. A few minutes later, they shoot you a message on Slack: “Actually, I threw together a version of this last week. Took me 2 hours in Cursor. Wanna take a look?”Wait

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