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The only SaaS Moats Left in 2026

AI can attack a SaaS business from 10 directions, from customers vibe coding your product to their own businesses getting wiped out.

In this MicroConf talk, I cover which classic SaaS moats are dying and the 8 that still work in the age of AI, with real examples from companies like QuickBooks, Gusto, Stripe, and Slack, plus smaller bootstrapped SaaS businesses.


How to build and grow a SaaS: idea validation, pricing, first customers, marketing. New videos every other week.

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SaaS Moats in the AI Era: Sell the Outcome, Not the Tool

If anyone can copy your features in hours, where does defensibility come from? Einar's answer in the SaaS moats in the AI era is to move into labor budgets and build a product that learns.


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