Podcast Episode 6: How to Look at SaaS in the Era of AI Disruption?
In Owl Insights Podcast EP06, host Sjoerd Lehmhuis, CEO & Founder of Owlin, sits down with Ralf Nieuwehuijsen, Chief Technical Officer at Owlin, to tackle one of the most debated questions in tech right now: is AI going to kill SaaS?
Sjoerd and Ralf argue that the framing is wrong. The cost of software has never been in the build, it’s in the ownership: maintenance, security, compliance, and operational focus. AI makes building cheaper. It doesn’t make owning cheaper.
That said, not all SaaS is equal. Products built around a single shallow task face real disruption risk. Those that own a complex, high-stakes, domain-specific process still have a strong value proposition, because the hard part was never writing the code.
Ralf also introduces a key dynamic: AI disrupts in two directions at once. It lowers the barrier to entry for competitors while simultaneously raising the bar for what customers expect. The companies that thrive won’t be the ones that build more, they’ll be the ones that do the important things better.
Tune in to hear Sjoerd and Ralf unpack what this means for the future of software.
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Owl Insights is where risk intelligence meets real talk. We sit down with the people driving change in risk management to discuss the tools, trends, and tactics that matter most right now. Whether it’s AI pushing boundaries, new regulations raising the stakes, or partnerships solving old problems in new ways, we explore how organizations can move faster and smarter in a world where risk never stands still.
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