Startups have become too easy.

Last week, I spoke with a founder about how AI tools like Cursor make launching startups effortless.

👉 MVPs in days instead of months

👉 Smaller teams, bigger output

👉 More tools, easy access to knowledge

But startups are NOT getting easier, the game just got a lot harder:

It's easier than ever to ship, but harder to stand out.

It's easier than ever to get started, but harder to last.

While founders save time on building, users lack time for testing all those new tools.

Lowered barriers = more noise:

📈 ProductHunt → 100+ launches/day

📈 GPT Store → Over 3M GPTs

📈 App Store → 1,000+ new apps daily

📈 Websites → 250,000+ launches/day

The result:

Getting awareness is harder than ever.

Distribution is now the biggest challenge.

The game hasn't gotten easier, it's just harder in different ways.

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