Priorities for a small software company facing "vibe-coding" tools like Emergent, Replit,
Priorities for a small software company facing "vibe-coding" tools like Emergent, Replit, Lovable, etc.: **Shift away from commodity work** - Pure custom-build-from-scratch for standard CRUD apps, internal tools, and basic MVPs is being compressed fastest — these are exactly what no-code/AI builders now do in hours. - Move revenue mix toward things that need judgment: complex integrations, legacy system migration, regulatory/compliance-heavy builds, and multi-system architecture. **Reposition as an integrator, not just a builder** - Clients will increasingly generate first drafts themselves using these tools. Position the company to take that output and make it production-grade: security hardening, scalability, proper testing, deployment pipelines. - Offer "AI-generated app rescue/refactor" as an explicit service line — a growing need as non-technical founders hit walls with vibe-coded prototypes. **Own the layers AI tools don't touch well** - Data architecture...