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Data-backed commentary on market gaps, unsolved problems, and builder opportunities.
Mailchimp Didn’t Just Get Disrupted — It Abandoned the Trust That Made It 11 Million Users Strong
Jason Lemkin’s recent piece on Mailchimp’s struggles inside Intuit gets a lot right about product bloat and the agent era. But the real warning sign for builders might be sitting in PainSignal’s problem database — where email marketing users aren’t just complaining about features, but about platforms that delete campaigns on a whim. The next generation of marketing tools won’t win on features alone; they’ll win by giving users back their sovereignty.
Vibe Coding's Real Value Isn't Clearing Backlogs—It's Preventing Them
Jason Lemkin's SaaStr article champions vibe coding as a backlog-clearing solution, but our data reveals a more nuanced truth. The real opportunity isn't building more tools—it's solving the fundamental workflow problems that create backlogs before they ever reach engineering.