Is Your Brain Worth Building or Should You Just Buy Glean?

The economics of building versus buying software just fundamentally changed. In this conversation with Matt Graham, CEO of Rapid Developers, we explore how the cost of custom development has dropped 90% and what that means for business strategy.Matt brings a unique perspective, having lived through the no-code revolution and now seeing the AI-native development wave. His company works with CEOs of $20-500M revenue businesses, and the patterns he's seeing are remarkable.From his 10-year-old son building a profitable e-commerce site over a weekend to enterprise clients rebuilding their ERPs from scratch, the landscape is shifting faster than most people realize.✅ Key topics covered:• The evolution from no-code to AI-native development• Framework for build vs. buy decisions in the AI era• Why SaaS platforms walling off data changes the equation• Real cost breakdowns and ROI considerations• Job displacement concerns and the changing labor market• Personal tech stacks and tools that actually workApproximate timestamps:00:00 — Intro and Matt's background05:25 — No-code evolution and the AI transition12:30 — Workflow problems vs. AI problems18:45 — Build vs. buy framework28:15 — SaaS disruption and data access issues36:00 — Pricing model evolution and output-based work45:30 — Job displacement and labor market impacts50:45 — The 10-year-old entrepreneur story53:20 — Personal tech stacks and toolsCheck out Kevin’s stuff:→ Ascend Labs: https://ascendlabs.ai/→ Follow Kevin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinguywilliams/→ Get practical AI guidance: https://assessment.ascendlabs.ai/→ Book a consultation: tidycal.com/kevinwilliamsCheck out Matt’s stuff:→ mgram@rapiddevelopers.com→ https://www.linkedin.com/company/rapid-dev/