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56% of U.S. small businesses use generative AI. A year ago, that number was 40%. Business owners tried a tool, saw results, and told people. They talked at the chamber meeting, on social media, at the barbecue. The people doing this aren't software companies. The people adopting AI are landscapers, fitness trainers, financial advisors, real estate pros, and local shop owners. The examples in this post come from 10,000 small business AI sessions across 25+ industries.
AI collapsed the cost of building custom software, and the SaaS selloff followed. Here are the four forces reshaping the market, what gets replaced, and which tools keep their moat.
