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Building with AI in 2026: Are fixed-price dev models actually viable?

Hey everyone!
The way software gets built is shifting fast, vibe coding, AI agents, MCP tooling, and we're seeing clients ask a big question:

"Can I get a production-ready product without open-ended billing?"

Curious how you're thinking about this:

Have you worked with dev agencies? What broke down?

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Nika•

23h ago

Which business idea do you think was so ridiculous that it feels absurd how much money it made?

I don t mean this in a disrespectful way or anything like that, but throughout my life, I ve come across (and I m sure you have too) several products whose actual usefulness wasn t exactly impressive, but their creators still made a huge amount of money.

For me, for example, it was:

  • Fidget spinners (2017). At the peak, the global market was estimated at hundreds of millions to over $1 billion.

  • Metaverse land (2021) valuation could be for tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars each, with the overall market reaching hundreds of millions during the peak hype cycle. I bought one too. :D (actually was scammed).

  • Pet Rock (1975) the creator became a millionaire within a few months.

Sunil Kumar•

3d ago

Hi! I'm Sunil - a founder from India who went from writing code to building AI products

Hey everyone!

I'm Sunil Kumar, based in India.

I started my career as a coder and spent 12+ years as a Solution Architect before leaping to start my own company in 2017.

It's been a wild journey, lots of failures, lessons, and some really exciting wins along the way.

Sunil Kumar•

3d ago

Ailoitte - AI-native app dev. for startups & Emp. Fixed Price. Outcomes

Ailoitte is an AI-native App Development & Digital Transformation company helping startups and enterprises build production-ready products. We've worked with 80+ clients globally: — APNA (raised $193.5M in funding) — BankSathi (1M+ downloads) — AssureCare (healthcare platform) — Quantiphi (ML automation) ISO 27001:2013 & ISO 9001:2015 certified. Discovery → Architecture → MVP → Scale