Shipping software has never been this cheap. A couple of prompts, an agent running in the background, and you get something that used to take weeks to prototype and build.

The code is not the moat anymore.

OpenStatus is open source. Anyone can fork it, point an agent at it and have their own version running by the end of the weekend.

So if customers are paying for your software, it’s not because of the code. It’s because of you, the story behind it, and the taste you put into it. The same way people pay for a Patagonia jacket over another brand. Any jacket keeps you warm.

But a story only works if people hear it. That means writing, posting, showing up. Talking about what you build and why you build it.

You are not selling software anymore. You are making people believe in your story.

I guess that’s why I’m writing this.