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by pankajdoharey 158 days ago
Don’t worry big companies still can’t copy anything quickly, even with AI. Why? Because before they can ship a single feature, they’ll need to schedule 42 alignment meetings, debate AI-generated slide decks, and log their “strategic pivots” into an AI-curated Jira board.

The real moat isn’t just code it’s speed, focus, user trust, and the ability to actually ship. Those are things bloated orgs struggle with, with or without AI. If you’re solving a real problem and building a real brand, you’re already ahead.

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The real moat is not being forced to use Jira then.
That’s not even it, because in the small company jira won’t be such an oppressive system.
I don’t do side projects related to computers and never have in 30 years. But I still use a Trello board to keep myself organized
Ironically I use a vibe-coded Trello clone with some tweaks for my specific workflow...
Care to share those tweaks?
a) THe only problem with Jira is that its soooo slow :-)

b) give Linear.App a chance - its great

Or you can just vibe code Rectilinear app.
No, i meant this app: https://linear.app/ as replacement for JIRA :-)
In a previous big-tech job, we called this the "Release Prevention Team".
As a customer, I often find myself talking to the very similar Sales Prevention Team.