"The whole market is oversold software"

By 20VC

Categories: VC, Startup

Summary

The 'whole market is oversold software', according to the investor. Contrary to the belief that everything will be coded, rebuilding payroll, ERP, and CRM systems could be more valuable than other software innovations. The cost of transitioning between SaaS providers is also decreasing dramatically.

Key Takeaways

  1. Rebuilding core enterprise systems like payroll, ERP, and CRM could be more valuable than other software innovations.
  2. The belief that 'we're going to vibe code everything' is 'flat wrong'.
  3. The cost of transitioning between SaaS providers is decreasing dramatically.
  4. Investors at Andreessen Horowitz aim to see 100% of deals in their domain and win 100% of the deals they go after.
  5. Founders should focus on building mission-critical enterprise software rather than chasing the latest software trends.
  6. Investors are seeking founders who can execute and win against 100% of their competition in a given domain.

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Transcript Excerpt

You have this innovation bazooka with these models. Why [music] would you point it at rebuilding [clears throat] payroll or ERP or CRM? The general story that we're going to vibe code everything is flat wrong and the whole market is oversold software. >> I'm so excited to welcome Anish Akaya GP at Andre where he leads consumer and fintech investing at series 8. Now an interesting topic that's not discussed is the cost of transitioning from one SAS provider to another going dramatically down. So systems integration. I don't think we're allowed to believe in luck at Andre. We have to see 100% of the deals in our domain and that we win 100% of the deals that we go after.…

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