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The Agentic Web: Disassembling Software for a New Era

TL;DR: AI is disrupting traditional monolithic applications by enabling AI agents to dynamically assemble data and services to achieve specific goals. The result, a collection of data sources and best-of-breed microservices (discrete apps) operated by AI agents. Two new technologies, MCP and https://www.a2aprotocol.org/en, make this vision a reality. In my earlier post, AI is Eating […]

Mike Hogan

June 11, 2025

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Life Hack: Use AI to Help You Define Your Software and Generate a Cost Estimate

TL;DR: Want to estimate your software’s cost without spending hours with developers? Use this prompt with your favorite AI tool: "I want to build a software application. Please guide me step-by-step through a software product discovery process following the steps in the following blog post pasted below. For each step, ask me relevant questions, confirm […]

Mike Hogan

May 13, 2025

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The Ultimate Software Bootstrapper's Funding Hack: Turning Projects into Products

In the relentless world of software startups, the pressure to secure investment can feel overwhelming. But what if you could fund your venture without surrendering control or diluting your equity? The secret lies in a clever hack that savvy entrepreneurs use to bootstrap their way to success: transforming a custom project into a marketable product. […]

Mike Hogan

August 28, 2024