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Max Schoening attributes the success of Kubernetes over Heroku to its strategic positioning of empowering existing operations teams and avoiding vendor lock-in.
Max Schoening's product philosophy is that all truly great products are built around a single, "tiny core" feature or capability that is exceptionally good.
Max Schoening asserts that AI has made the initial 10% of any project, including building the first version of a startup, effectively free and requiring almost no effort.
Max Schoening asserts that with AI making technical skills more accessible, the most important differentiating quality for individuals in product development is "agency."
Max Schoening predicts that the software industry will shift back towards more general-purpose, malleable tools reminiscent of 1990s applications like FileMaker Pro, but they will continue to be delivered "as a service."
Max Schoening argues that for many knowledge work tasks, AI models will reach a "good enough" level of intelligence, after which the focus of optimization will shift to other attributes like local execution, cost, and speed.
Max Schoening predicts that within the next 6 to 12 months, many companies will begin to scrutinize the return on investment (ROI) of their AI spending.
Max Schoening predicts that instead of AI transforming a specific non-engineering role next, the principles of software engineering will increasingly permeate all other business domains as the cost of creating software approaches zero.
Max Schoening asserts that Kubernetes achieved greater market success than Heroku, despite Heroku offering a superior user experience.
Max Schoening identifies the "tiny core" of GitHub's success as the pull request feature.
Max Schoening identifies the "tiny core" of Notion's success as its block-based editor and slash commands.
Max Schoening identifies the "tiny core" of Figma's success as its seamless real-time collaboration.