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Product · richmironov.substack.com · Saturday, 22 August 2026

Faster Code Isn't Faster Revenue: The Missing Ingredients Between Ship and Sell

AI coding is making software cheaper to build, which is convincing founders and CEOs that faster development means faster revenue. Mironov's shopping list says otherwise: code is the cheapest ingredient, while pricing, support, compliance, and go-to-market are what paying customers actually buy. He splits the product into three tiers — code, commercially deployable software, and revenue-ready product — and itemizes what's missing at each stage. Good ammunition before you promise the board a number.

Read the source: richmironov.substack.com ↗In the 22 August issue →