I Am Charlie Graham

We are seeing a Cambrian explosion of open-source software applications.

I have been working with a lot of companies that are trying to become AI-first.

I never thought I would say that title.

When I consult with companies trying to become AI-first through Second Coffee, I keep seeing the same pattern.

Everyone is talking about a Saaspocalypse - the end of SaaS as AI takes over software development.

I’ve been using OpenClaw profusely for a little over a week with one main agent, Caleb.

I installed Moltbot/OpenClaw a few days ago to see what the fuss was about.

We are in the middle of the biggest red ocean I have ever seen in software development.

In the last few posts, I have chatted about the shifts in distribution, including older channels that may get phased away and newer channels that emerge.

This is the fourth part of a 5-part series on old and new distribution channels.

This is the third post in my series on the new distribution era.

As I mentioned in the previous post, we are seeing a super-rapid change in user search behavior.

Part 1: Distribution Channel Headwinds in the AI era AI is reshaping everything about how software gets built.

There's been a lot of doom and gloom about AI wiping out entry-level jobs.

Lately, there’s been considerable excitement surrounding "vibe coding" platforms for non-developers - tools like Lovable, Bolt, and Replit - that let anyone build websites simply by describing their ideas in a plain English chat box.