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407 | The SaaSpocalypse: Why Startups Fail in 2026 | Brian Herr
The SaaS world is in the middle of a brutal reckoning. Products that looked innovative 18 months ago are quietly becoming redundant — not because markets disappeared, but because the floor rose. In this episode, Jeff Mains sits down with Brian Herr, a 30-year technology and SaaS veteran, to dissect what it actually takes to build a software business that survives — and wins — in the age of AI.
Brian brings sharp investor-grade thinking to the conversation, drawing on his work with startups, venture studios, and PE-backed companies. They cover the death of thin-wrapper SaaS, why blocking AI…
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