Richard Wichhart
@richardsaas
Co Founder - ReceiptsAI.com
Amsterdam
Project
ReceiptsAIreceiptsai.com
Your Bookkeeping Assistant
AI writes 180% more code. So why aren't we shipping 180% more software?
A recent MIT study, covered by Forbes, found that AI coding agents increased the amount of code developers write by around 180%, yet the amount of software actually shipped increased by only about 30%.
That statistic made us rethink where the real bottleneck is.
As founders and builders, we spend a lot of time choosing models, learning prompt engineering, and trying to generate code faster. But building a successful product has never been just about writing code. It starts with understanding the problem, defining clear requirements, challenging assumptions, aligning everyone around the same vision, and making the right product decisions before development begins.
That's exactly the mindset we've been building MySpec around from day one. AI can dramatically accelerate execution, but it still depends on the quality of the thinking that comes before it.
Curious to hear what other founders and builders think. If code is no longer the biggest bottleneck, what is?
Co Founder - ReceiptsAI.com
Understanding a problem is important, yes, and you will definitely waste hours if you don't build for a target audience.
But there are billions of people in the world. Even if you created something that solves a micro niche problem, odds are that there are people who have the same issue. Reaching the right audience is a trillion dollar problem, and it is why facebook, google, tiktok, are trillion dollar companies
Ecommere founder (€44k MRR) & real estate developer (10x€300k villa's)
Do I belong here?
I run an ecommerce store with around 44k EUR MRR. Total monthly revenue (Non-MRR included) = 150k EUR.
There is no way to link my rev processed by Mollie to here. And tbh I don't plan to switch to Stripe just to prove i'm real.
Besides Ecom I'm developing 10 luxury villa's on the beautiful island of Lombok in Indonesia! I'm looking forward to sharing my journey with you.
I don't know if this place is just for SaaS founders? What do you guys think?
Co Founder - ReceiptsAI.com
TBH I think this platform could use more diversity, and not just SaaS. Congrats on the success and the projects seem really cool.
I also don't share my MRR on here ;)
Also, Nederlands?
Cyber threats have no secrets. Ship fast solving complex problem in a simple way.
what's the top 3 painful things you think you have to handle as a founder ?
to me:
- keep focus
- take rest
- marketing
Co Founder - ReceiptsAI.com
- Dealing with operations (Tax filings, corporate providers)
- Avoiding scope creep
- Focusing on the current project
Writer/Trainer turned VibeCoder/Founder
Hey there,
I just joined Strivle. I built 4 apps in 4 months, two just for the family and me. Two are public-facing. No MRR yet but that’s next.
Currently in the launch phrase for SubLedger, a privacy-first subscription tracker with no bank linking or email scraping. I built it to solve a problem I actually had - a surprise withdrawal from my bank account for a subscription I had forgotten about.
Looking forward to learning more about your apps.
Co Founder - ReceiptsAI.com
Hey I checked out SubLedger. Cool project, best of luck with the launch!