I've been thinking a lot about where software is headed, and I'm convinced we're about to see something entirely new: Prompt-Native Architecture š”
Right now we ship "complete" apps, but what if we designed software specifically to be transformed by AI?
Instead of coding every feature, build a well-structured foundation with components that understand their own purpose.
Then attach prompt libraries that teach users (or devs) how to evolve the app themselves.
The shipped code becomes just a starting point - a seed that grows differently for each user.
This changes everything š¤Æ
Software becomes infinitely customizable without users knowing how to code.
Want dark mode? Analytics? Just ask and the app can rewrite itself. š
This is "buy once" software on steroids. Not just owning your software, but owning software that can become anything you need it to be.
Plugin/App marketplaces will transform into prompt pack marketplaces.
Value shifts from what the software does today to what it could become tomorrow.
This is why I'm building SaaSBooks as the first accounting platform with Prompt-Native Architecture at its core.
QuickBooks and traditional accounting tools are built on closed, monolithic codebases that require teams of product managers and developers to change.
They're stuck in predefined features, rigid workflows, and expensive development cycles.
SaaSBooks flips the model š
The core is open source, built specifically for AI prompting.
"Connect Google Analytics and track MRR by SEO customers" becomes a 5-second task with good prompts, not a $10k/yr enterprise package or feature request that dies in a backlog.
Intuit: $171B market cap. $14B revenue. $8.5B in operating expenses. 18,800 employees.
Their entire structure is optimized for the old world:
- Fixed features decided by committees
- Development bottlenecked by internal teams
- One-size-fits-all approach to diverse businesses
Where Intuit needs thousands of developers, SaaSBooks creates a platform where:
- Users prompt features into existence
- The community evolves the product in thousands of directions simultaneously
- Zero operating expenses with distributed innovation
No big software company can compete with this model without destroying their own business.
Intuit's massive size isn't an advantage - it's a vulnerability against a prompt-native approach.
Follow along as we build the future of financial software for SaaS companies: github.com/Illyism/saasbooks
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