AI and Software
AI vs software (SaaS disruption)
AI's threat or boost to software companies, seat-based pricing
- Episodes
- 85
- Share
- 7.9%
- Shows
- 75
- Net sentiment
- −0.03
Bullish 16Mixed 37Neutral 14Bearish 18
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Why each one was bullish, bearish or in between. Most time on the theme first.
Bullish 16
- Software stocks have rallied as AI agent and inference demand gains productive use across software companies.Is the AI Bull Market Moving Past Semiconductors? · Chip Stock Investor Podcast · Sep 25
- Host argues AI design services can generate recurring revenue for small business owners and consultants.I built my whole brand with Claude Design in 20 minutes (no designer) · Build With AI · Sep 25
- Incumbent HR software vendors are expected to survive and offer their own agents, countering the SaaSpocalypse narrative.How HR 2030's Architecture Works & Amazing World of Personal AI Agents · The Josh Bersin Company · Sep 27
- Microsoft's integrated ecosystem and control plane are argued to position it to win long term.Building the Five Foundations of AI Value With Mobile Mentor · Tech Talks Daily · Sep 26
- AI tools are presented as superpowers for agents, enabling a consumer-facing transaction platform.Ryan Serhant on the Art of Selling Luxury Real Estate · Talks at GS · Sep 21
- Microsoft's Copilot super app consolidates Word, Excel, PowerPoint and coding in one place, strengthening its position.#118 - Microsoft Copilot Super App, GPT-6 Sol, Claude Opus 5.5, ChatGPT Ads, AI at UN SC & more · The AI Files · Sep 26
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- AI disruption fears are overdone; companies like Broadridge and Salesforce are not truly displaced.People Hate These 5 Stocks But They'll Be Wrong with Jonathan Boyar · The Compound and Friends · Sep 25
- Salesforce's AI push and growth suggest AI is not ending enterprise software as feared.Anthropic's AI Slowdown, OpenAI's $1.2T Valuation & Salesforce's AI Bet | Six Five Pod EP 320 · The Six Five with Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman · Sep 21
- Gassner believes systems of record remain essential, so the SaaS selloff over AI disruption is overblown.How Veeva Became the First Public Company to Convert to a Public Benefit Corporation | Peter Gassner · The Eric Ries Show · Sep 24
- Niche enterprise AI software like AAR's ERP agents could generate immense customer value.Musings About the Agentic Future · Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing · Sep 23
- Hyperscaler products compete with early ML ops offerings, showing how crowded software categories get disrupted.Taktile’s CEO Raised $190M Betting Most Bank Jobs Won't Exist in 10 Years · Fintech Leaders · Sep 22
- Decagon wins enterprise deals against large platforms like Salesforce and Google through a superior product.Inside the AI Startup Making Customer Support 65% Cheaper · Grit · Sep 21
- Box argues the SaaS selloff was overdone because agents increase demand for systems of record.Amazon Ban Hammer, Seedance Strategy, Amazon Blocks Muse | Vinod Khosla, Augustus Doricko, Ben Hylak, Aaron Levie, Lucas Shaw · TBPN · Sep 21
- Microsoft sell-off created an entry point as Copilot and Co-work drive enterprise AI adoption.the call: Thursday 24 September | global stocks · The Call from ausbiz · Sep 24
- Microsoft's upgraded Copilot seen as strengthening its AI platform and monetization path.Closing Bell Overtime: Rising Yields Test the Market 9/25/26 · Closing Bell · Sep 25
- Speaker argues AI should transform software, with SaaS firms likely to be supercharged by automating valuable tasks.Jev: System One models for Prod, not God — with Diogo Almeida, CEO, TypeSafe AI · Latent Space · Sep 21
Bearish 18
- Drew argues AI threatens seat-based software economics and incumbents face pricing pressure and competition from adjacent vendors.Drew Cohen Tells Us Whether Software Stocks Are Dead (Agents, Models, Moats, and More) · Chit Chat Stocks · Sep 23
- Software firms face seat-based revenue pressure and must discount AI features to defend share against AI labs.The Software Pricing War and AI Power Bottlenecks · The Information's TITV · Sep 22
- Adobe's leadership turnover and AI-driven commoditization raise concerns about its software franchise.Meta Muse Winners and Losers; Google's Risk; Zeta Global and Adobe $ZETA $ADBE · Chit Chat Stocks · Sep 25
- Guests argue AI lets firms build custom tools cheaply, threatening seat-based SaaS products like Salesforce and Notion.The AI Trying to Replace Your Financial Advisor with Fahad Hassan and David Cusatis · RiskReversal Pod · Sep 23
- Seat-based pricing breaks as AI usage explodes, pressuring application-layer software margins.Harvey’s Margins, Are Insects Worth More Than Humans?, Meta Tests Human Help for Muse | Diet TBPN · TBPN · Sep 22
- Agents bypassing travel aggregators and marketplaces threaten existing intermediaries, with stocks like Expedia and Uber falling.Meta’s Muse Revival, Frontier AI Under Threat, The Rise Of Dopamine Sites · Big Technology Podcast · Sep 25
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- Software sold on existing workflows is limited, while services and holding models can reorganize the work itself.Re-Founding Incumbents for the AI Era with Sequence Holdings Co-Founder and CEO Michael Lee · No Priors: Artificial Intelligence | Technology | Startups · Sep 24
- Consumer AI agents could pressure banks, insurers, telecoms and travel firms that depend on customer inertia.S15 EP171: Hour 3 - Meta's Muse AI Agent Spooks Amazon · The Erick Erickson Show · Sep 23
- Vibe-coded replacements of software prove hard to productionize, and the SaaS selloff was overblown, though risks remain.20VC: Why AI Cannot Replace Humans in Enterprise | Why Work Processes Not Models Will Be The Most Valuable Asset in AI | Why Europe Has Lost and Building in the US vs EU with Daniel Dines, UiPath · The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch · Sep 21
- Vibe-coded replacements of SaaS tools proved hard to bring to production, so incumbents are not easily displaced.20VC: Why AI Cannot Replace Humans in Enterprise | Why Work Processes Not Models Will Be The Most Valuable Asset in AI | Why Europe Has Lost and Building in the US vs EU with Daniel Dines, UiPath · 20VC · Sep 21
- Meta's Muse agent raises disruption fears for banks and financial services stocks.10AM Hour: Akamai CEO, Trump-Xi Updates, and AI Banks Risks 9/25/26 · Squawk on the Street · Sep 25
- AI agents threaten financial and software incumbents, pushing their shares down and requiring caution.Billion Dollar Fund Manager is Getting Defensive- Here Are 10 Stocks He Still Likes · In the Money with Amber Kanwar · Sep 24
- A speaker expects software's value to shrink as AI becomes the interface for work.10 of The Wildest Hot Takes From the All-In Summit 2026 · Sourcery · Sep 27
- AI disruption threatens SaaS borrowers, with over half a trillion dollars of private credit exposure at risk.The Private Credit Boom is Over: Redemption Requests Exceed Liquidity | James Elbaor | Marlton LLC · Monetary Matters with Jack Farley · Sep 27
- Cheap headless agents could replace back-office operations teams and pressure software and services businesses.[AI WEEKLY NEWS RUNDOWN] Oracle Force Majeure Shakes OpenAI, Training Pauses & Rogue Agents, DeepSeek Hits $1B, Google Space TPUs, & Trump-Xi Summit (Sept 27, 2026) · Android iOs & AI Unleashed - Exploring Cutting-Edge AI Trends in the Mobile World (English & French) · Sep 27
- Software refinancing in 2028-2029 faces AI disruption uncertainty, warranting monitoring.Amanda Lynam, Chief Credit Strategist in Global Investment Research, Goldman Sachs · Alpha Exchange · Sep 23
- Speakers say software is cooked while hardware has longer runway, and websites may need agent-facing interfaces.Ask the Mates Anything Round #2 | MOONSHOTS AMA #293 · Moonshots with Peter Diamandis · Sep 22
- AI-driven doubts about software companies caused retail investors to pause private credit allocations.E432: $24 Billion Investor on Private Credit, the Psychology of Winning & Fear of Failure · How I Invest with David Weisburd · Sep 21
Mixed 37
- Salesforce argues AI agents change the software front door while its trusted platform layer remains valuable.AI’s next test: turning pilots into productivity · The Business of Tech · Sep 23
- Benioff pushes back on SaaSpocalypse fears while stressing strong results and the need for adaptation.Marc Benioff on the AI boom, SaaSpocalypse, and future of Slack · Sources with Alex Heath · Sep 22
- Seat-based software pricing faces AI disruption, while systems of record may gain new AI-driven revenue streams.Alex Rampell on why the best companies have hostages, not customers · Summation with Auren Hoffman · Sep 22
- Benioff rejects SaaSpocalypse fears citing strong results, but concedes the threat requires humility and close customer grounding.Marc Benioff on the AI boom, SaaSpocalypse, and future of Slack · Sources with Alex Heath · Sep 22
- Tolia argues legacy consumer platforms must own distribution and content and adopt AI or risk being left behind.Why Human Connection Will Become a Luxury | Nirav Tolia · MTS · Sep 21
- Hosts weigh whether AI threatens or boosts cybersecurity leaders like CrowdStrike, with concerns about AI-native rivals.224. Our Best and Worst Stock Picks · Investing Unscripted · Sep 23
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- Software is splitting into AI beneficiaries like Datadog and Snowflake and disrupted names like HubSpot and Workday.Tiernan Ray on AI Regulation, Cybersecurity Rally & Software Stocks to Watch · Schwab Network · Sep 21
- Hosts debate whether headless agents threaten SaaS seat pricing, while noting systems of record like Salesforce retain a moat.AI News for Mid-September 2026 · The Enterprise AI Show · Sep 21
- Incumbent software bundling AI gives buyers leverage but creates overlapping tools and cost variability.Cheaper AI Models Are Here: Can Enterprises Keep Up With AI’s Release Cycle? · AI Proving Ground Podcast: Exploring Artificial Intelligence & Enterprise AI with World Wide Technology · Sep 26
- Software must expose headless APIs and MCP servers to agents or risk losing relevance, a threat and an opportunity.How to Get a ‘Transformative’ AI Fluency Rating as a PM, with Wade Foster | CEO of Zapier · The Growth Podcast · Sep 24
- Software is not dead but parts face challenge; some niche analytics tools remain defensible against AI.KKR’s Pete Stavros - a culture of ownership - live from AGM’s RIA Field Trip · Alt Goes Mainstream: The Latest on Alternative Investments, WealthTech, & Private Markets · Sep 22
- Rogo prices per seat while token-based pricing emerges; AI native firms may disrupt incumbents' business models.Gabe Stengel - Building Investing Superintelligence - [Invest Like the Best, EP.492] · Invest Like the Best · Sep 22
- Discussion of seat-based versus usage and outcome pricing shows pressure on traditional enterprise software models.Gabe Stengel - Building Investing Superintelligence - [Invest Like the Best, EP.492] · Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy · Sep 22
- Off-the-shelf AI packs and bi-directional integrations let firms replace some purchased software while incumbents also embed AI.Ep 866: Build, Buy, Partner, or Wait: The 4-Layer AI Stack Decision Framework for 2026 (Start Here Series, Vol 25) · Everyday AI Podcast – An AI and ChatGPT Podcast · Sep 21
- Agentic shopping threatens Amazon's advertising and direct customer relationship.Everything Just Changed For Meta · The Joseph Carlson Show · Sep 21
- AI poses disruption risk to digital economy, so the speaker prefers mission-critical cybersecurity over broader software.Signal over Noise: Three takeaways from three days in Silicon Valley · UBS On-Air: Market Moves · Sep 21
- Agents may disintermediate software and aggregators, but Microsoft argues platform value and new TAM outweigh losses.Satya Nadella on Microsoft's agent bet and AI’s trust problem · Sources with Alex Heath · Sep 25
- Software building is getting easier, but product design, trust and distribution become the scarcer, more valuable parts.57: Immad Akhund - The Art of Irrational Effort · Dialectic · Sep 24
- Seat-based pricing gives way to usage and hybrid models as AI value becomes elastic.SaaStr 879: Stripe's CRO of AI on The New AI GTM Playbook · The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors · Sep 23
- Government software buying is shifting toward outcome-based contracts away from time-and-materials billing, with uncertain pace.Can AI Beat the Pentagon’s Bureaucracy? · ChinaTalk · Sep 22
- Agents may bypass ad-supported and seat-priced products, forcing businesses to rethink monetization models.20VC: Five Predictions for a World of Agents | The Ads Business Model Will Die | Biggest Lessons from Working with Elon Musk at Twitter with Parag Agrawal, Parallel · 20VC · Sep 26
- Software selloffs earlier this year may have overreacted, but AI threats remain uncertain.Meta’s new Muse AI agent gives investors the warm-'n-fuzzies · Marketplace All-in-One · Sep 25
- Ando's AI-native Slack challenger could disrupt incumbents, though Slack's dominance and data control remain strong.A rogue OpenAI agent hacked Australia’s government. Does this matter? | E2342 · This Week in Startups · Sep 25
- Tech stack choices matter less when AI can rewrite code given good test coverage.From GeoCities to GPT: Brad Frost on Mythos, Mastery, and Musical Non-Sequiturs · Whiskey Web and Whatnot · Sep 24
- Incumbent CAD and BIM vendors are adding AI layers on existing products rather than fully rebuilding their tools.242: Designing for 100 Years… in 100 Seconds? · TRXL · Sep 24
- Microsoft wrapping OpenAI models into Office products is framed as a fast route to market share.I Lived Through Y2K. AI Is Bigger. | Ex-Microsoft Leader Carmen Aviles Builds Agents for Businesses · The Intelligence Resources Podcast · Sep 22
- Salesforce's specialist model shows incumbents can defend their position with proprietary workflow data.OpenAI, Palantir & Grok: The AI Safety Reality Check · What the AI?! · Sep 22
- Hosts see consumer agents like Muse and GrokBot reshaping app stores and subscription and transaction flows.Anthropic IPO at Risk, Meta's Muse Pop, Token Prices Fall, Open Source Gains Share, Alignment Fails · All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Sep 26
- AI threatens some enterprise software businesses while others may be oversold and fine, requiring company-by-company underwriting.E434: Warren Gibbon on How AI is Changing the Private Markets · How I Invest with David Weisburd · Sep 25
- Future software shifts toward headless, agent-to-agent integration, reshaping how applications are accessed.E433: AlphaSense’s Chris Ackerson on AI, the Future of Finance & Finding Alpha · How I Invest with David Weisburd · Sep 23
- Slack argues it can become the central surface for agents, while acknowledging specialized tools remain necessary.Multiplayer AI: Why your team (and its agents) need a group chat · The Stack Overflow Podcast · Sep 23
- Debate over whether AI can replace designers, with designers still needed for quality and context.Design Engineering with Maggie Appleton · The Pragmatic Engineer · Sep 23
- Seat-based pricing collided with heavy agentic token use, pressuring Harvey's margins.Harvey's Margin Whiplash, Human Powered Agents, McLaren Rebrand, Insects > Humans? | Ben Thompson, Gagan Biyani, Alex Ratner, Peter Kalogiannis, Daniel Petkevich · TBPN · Sep 22
- Software rebounded after an AI doomer essay, but broad software bets are seen as risky.Top Investment Chief: 2 sectors to BUY to beat AI DOOMSDAY · Full Signal · Sep 22
- HubSpot reports losing 80% of web traffic to AI search while growing leads, showing both disruption and opportunity for software vendors.Give Us 30 Minutes & We’ll Rebuild Your Marketing · Marketing Against The Grain · Sep 22
- Software stocks have sold off on disruption fears, but guest sees software credit as likely fine due to short-dated loans.André Perold – Investing Through Exponential Change (EP.516) · Capital Allocators – Inside the Institutional Investment Industry · Sep 21
- AI agents could pressure subscription software and financials, yet software firms may also benefit from producing agents.Meta’s Muse Momentum, Qualcomm CEO Interview, The Future of AI 9/23/26 · Power Lunch · Sep 23
Neutral 14
- Discussed as a practical enterprise software rollout and licensing question rather than a market-disruption thesis.Season 3 Episode 2: The Microsoft Copilot Landscape, Honestly · Zero to AI · Sep 25
- Discussion centers on how AI changes CRM interfaces and whether users will abandon traditional UIs.How Data, Adoption, and Agentic Tools Deliver Business Value — with HubSpot’s Angie O’Dowd · THRIVE, a Paychex Business Podcast · Sep 22
- Discussion centers on how Copilot integrates into existing Microsoft 365 software rather than disrupting it.Microsoft 365 Copilot Without the Hype: Adoption, Governance & Getting Your Tenant Ready with Paul Keijzers [MVP] · M365.FM a Microsoft MVP Podcast by Mirko Peters · Sep 24
- Covers integration with Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and Purview as a better-together story.Episode 437: Nasuni and AI-Ready Unstructured Data with Nick Burling · Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast · Sep 24
- Discussion centers on how Microsoft's licensing and tooling options shape how organizations adopt agents.Building Agents with Andrew Connell · RunAs Radio · Sep 23
- Discussion of AI-powered creator tools and Google's product integration without a clear investment verdict.YouTube CEO Neal Mohan: Why We're Betting On AI And Not Afraid Of It · Big Technology Podcast · Sep 23
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- Enterprise adoption pace and AI-native versus digital-native sales cycles are described factually.Saurabh Sharma, You.com CPO on AI Search, Agents and Enterprise · Venture with Grace · Sep 21
- Touches on how AI reshapes software company roles and internal tooling rather than valuations.Can Cloudflare save the web from AI? · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Sep 26
- Touches on interoperability and avoiding single-model lock-in for automation platforms.The future of the CMO role w/ Zapier's CMO & Chief AI Transformation Officer · Founder Brand with Finn Thormeier · Sep 22
- Brief remarks on companies turning to AI for customer service and adversarial customer relations.(Preview) Three Weeks of Meta Momentum, The Ultimate Muse Upside, A King Kong vs. Godzilla Aggregator War · Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson · Sep 25
- Discussed only in passing as AI reshaping supply chain technology, without a clear investing angle.Guest: Peter Larsen of Amazon Supply Chain Services on its 3PL offerings; A global network for battery handling; It's wreath season for truckers · Logistics Matters with DC VELOCITY · Sep 25
- Discussion of AI-powered cybersecurity products and services offered by the company.AI, agents and quantum: The biggest cyber threats ahead · The Tech Download · Sep 24
- Brief discussion of Codex and Claude connecting to tools instead of building in-house video models.AI Video Levels Up, Amazon Blocks Muse, Paramount Stays in CA | Diet TBPN · TBPN · Sep 21
- Discussed only briefly in terms of credential exposure in Salesforce and API key attacks.What Elastic’s CISO Wants You to Fix Before Deploying Autonomous AI · Tech Talks · Sep 21
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