SMRTR AIJul 12, 2026Daily.dev

The Rise of the Product Factory: What Comes After LLM Model Progress Normalizes

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Cheap AI tools have made building software so easy that many startups are launching multiple products at once, a trend called the "Product Factory." But the real bottlenecks — reaching customers, earning trust, and learning fast — haven't gotten cheaper. The winning strategy is still to nail one product first, build a loyal customer base, then use cheap building to expand from that foundation.

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