Software 3.0 Is Here. GPT-5 Is Coming. But Augmented Still Beats Automated.
✦ Six hours. Fifty dollars.
That’s all it took for a non-technical founder to build a working SaaS product — no engineers, no code — and start charging $40/month.
Welcome to Software 3.0:
➤ AI writes the code (Replit, n8n)
➤ AI designs the interface (Galileo AI, Uizard by Miro Labs)
➤ AI builds the demo (Storylane, Synthesia)
Speed is now cheap.
But trust is still expensive.
And time? Still non-refundable.
🧠 The Real Moat? Still Human.
Base44, a six-month-old bootstrapped, “vibe-coded” startup, just sold to Wix for $80M in cash.
Not because it was perfect.
But because the founder built momentum, narrative, and trust fast.
✔ Partnered early with eToro, SimilarWeb, AWS
✔ Shared results in public (LinkedIn, X)
✔ Built a signal-rich reputation before pitching
It wasn’t just what he built.
It was:
✦ Who saw it
✦ Who believed it
✦ Who shared it
Because with the right “who” — most “whats” and “hows” become irrelevant.
⚙️ GPT-5 Is Coming. Here’s Why That Matters.
The next version of ChatGPT is rumoured to launch later this year.
Likely upgrades include:
➤ Larger memory window (longer, more coherent conversations)
➤ Multimodal capability (reads and responds to text, images, voice, video)
➤ Ad integration (sponsored answers baked into the model)
Translation: Speed is getting faster.
But empathy, discernment, and relationships don’t scale or automate; hence, they remain valuable.
🔍 Prompting ≠ Strategy
Your prompts are only as good as:
➤ Your thinking
➤ Your frameworks
➤ Your lived experience
➤ The trust you already hold
Automation is everywhere.
Augmentation — smart tools + smart humans — is rare.
And valuable.
✅ What We’re Doing Differently: Human-First Roundtables
At The Change Hive, we host Retention & Revenue Roundtables for SaaS and service businesses.
But these aren’t webinars, panels or ads.
They’re high-trust, closed-room conversations where:
➤ Founders build revenue-driving relationships
➤ Operators surface buyer signals
➤ PE & value creation teams hear what dashboards can’t tell them
It’s real-time voice-of-customer → turned into revenue leverage.
We run them strategically. With precision and measurable ROI.
✦ Because with faster tech and shorter cycles… → The real edge is your ability to create trust faster than your competitors can build features.
✦ What You Can Do This Week:
☐ Collect 3 video reviews from clients this year
→ Use them for insight, proof, and inbound leads
☐ Reconnect with churned or quiet accounts
→ One honest call can save a customer and shape your roadmap
☐ Host a live roundtable with clients, prospects, or at-risk accounts
→ It builds trust, shortens sales cycles, and reveals what no CRM can
Because in the age of Software 3.0…
The “who” still beats the “what.”
✦ Want to run a roundtable for your business or portfolio?
We’ll build the list. You show up and lead. Reply ‘Roundtable’ to start.
Let’s make your “who” your real moat.
