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Great question. It depends on the product. For niche SaaS products, I’d say in the next few years. For like Amazon.com, on the order of decades.




If the niche SaaS product never required a talented engineer in the first place, I'd be inclined to agree with you. But even a niche SaaS product requires a decent amount of engineering skill to maintain well.



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