Ask HN: Is there any founder building non AI startup in 2026?

Yeap, It's me.I am building a cross-patform tiny NAS app -- egos. Ancient-style programming. AI can do fantastic thing but when you transfer and backup files and photos it can make it. I don't even use AI agents to write code. Because if I spend 15 minutes writing code with an AI agent, I end up spending a week debugging it. I've put a file server into the browser, desktop, and mobile apps. Each platform runs its own file server with identical logic (because the file systems are different and local data varies, they can't share the same codebase). Debugging across all these platforms is extremely tedious. If I don't have a clear understanding of every line of code, once a problem occurs, I have to spend ten times to fixing it. Here's how I test a feature: Browser A → Browser B Browser A → Desktop Windows C1, Mac C2, Linux C3 Browser A → iOS D Browser A → Android E Desktop C1 → Browser A Desktop C1 → Desktop C2 → Desktop C3 Desktop C1 → iOS D Desktop C1 → Android E ...

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Certainly! We’re building https://repejo.se/en/ which is a fundraising platform for NGO’s. So far we’ve been focusing on the Swedish market and local payment methods.

We’re looking for use cases where AI makes sense, but for some reason determinism seems to be a highly valued trait when moving money around. I feel a bit of FOMO around AI features in our product, but not enough to shoehorn in AI where it doesn’t fit.

I don’t think end users will start building their own SaaS using Claude Code. They don’t want the hassle and it’s not their core expertise. But I think that SaaS prices will decrease since fewer developers can provide more value, which leaves room for new businesses to enter the market.