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Software Eats Software Development as Andreessen Invests $10M in App Outsourcer

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Re: Software Eats Software Development as Andreessen Invests $10M in App Outsourcer

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Turning the creation of derivative apps into a unique business model. Which sounds great as long as people continue to desire creating derivative apps en masse.

99% of apps is data entry + usable interface + communication with a rest interface (meaning, there isn't a lot of 'intelligence' within)

Seems very replicable

Re: Software Eats Software Development as Andreessen Invests $10M in App Outsourcer

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I'm afraid this is a glimpse into the not so distant future where software developers are next in line after taxi and truck drivers - uncertain if their skills will be required in a decade from now.

That is compound by the millions of youngsters who grew up with computers, have unlimited access to unlimited teaching materials and are entering the workforce each year..

The demand for software may be growing (although that should peak at some point too), but that doesn't necessarily mean that the demand for programmers will follow the same trend.

Quite the opposite it seems...

Re: Software Eats Software Development as Andreessen Invests $10M in App Outsourcer

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"Within two weeks of its launch in late July, Gigster already had $1 million in sales booked." Can someone walk me through how this is possible? As in, what does a company like Gigster focus on to reach sales so quickly?

What does a company like Gigster focus on to reach sales so quickly?

Andreessen.

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