Online Event
Is SaaS Dead? What Aspiring Founders Should Build in the AI Era
Why pay for software when AI can build it for you?
Date
Nov 18, 2026
Time
09:00 am - 10:00 am
Address
Online Event
For years, businesses paid monthly subscriptions for software that solved specific problems. Now, AI tools make it possible to build customized applications in days, sometimes without writing a single line of code.
Does this threaten traditional SaaS companies? Will businesses start building their own software instead of buying it? And where does this leave entrepreneurs who want to build the next successful software company?
Join experienced software founder and AI builder Viktor Zeman, to challenge both sides: whether traditional SaaS has become vulnerable and whether custom AI apps can realistically replace mature ones.
What You'll Learn:
- Why AI is changing the economics of developing software;
- Which types of SaaS products are most vulnerable to custom AI applications;
- When it makes sense to build your own AI software rather than buy an existing solution;
- The hidden challenges of AI-built applications: reliability, security, integration, and maintenance;
- Where entrepreneurs can find opportunities in the changing software market;
- What established SaaS companies can do to remain competitive.
Featured Speaker:
Viktor Zeman is CEO at Quality Unit, FlowHunt, and LiveAgent. - He is an AI expert and serial entrepreneur. He's the co-founder and CEO of the software company Quality Unit, behind products like the help desk platform LiveAgent, affiliate tracking tool Post Affiliate Pro and the AI automation platform FlowHunt, serving tens of thousands of business customers from offices in Bratislava, Kyiv and New York. A software engineer at heart, Viktor works hands-on in AI, programmatic SEO and backend development. He can also mentor on bootstrapping a global SaaS business from Slovakia and on putting AI into real products
Who Should Attend:
- Professionals with years of industry experience who have never built a company;
- Employees with an idea they have not acted on yet;
- Aspiring founders without a technical background;
- Anyone who wants a clear sequence for starting an AI startup.
Additional Resources: For more information about the investors, accelerators, incubators, and tech events available in Bratislava, see our list of Startup Resources. Want to move through the first steps faster? Try our AI Skills for founders. Looking for more sessions like this one? Browse upcoming Startup Events.
About Founder Institute: The Founder Institute is the World's Largest AI-Native Company Builder, giving idea-stage, first-time founders, and employees making the leap to entrepreneurship the tools, global network, and proven methodology to build an AI-powered startup from zero to funding. Since 2009, our structured programs have helped over 9,000 founders across 100 countries raise more than $2BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 6 continents, our mission is to empower talented and motivated people everywhere to build impactful, AI-powered companies.
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