36 - AI Fallacies

The Good Stuff, with Pete and Andy - Episode 36: AI Fallacies Hosts: Pete and Andy Pete and Andy tackle common AI fallacies head-on, starting with the "junior developer" myth. They explore why juniors will actually thrive and why we're entering a golden age for small teams. Plus: reflections from their first Touch Don't Look workshop, the death of traditional SaaS, and why Pete is "insanely excited" about where they're going with Wingman. Key Moments: * [01:49] The seating configuration theory: why talking side-by-side works better for blokes * [02:10] The junior developer fallacy: "Coding AI is here, we don't need junior devs anymore" * [03:11] The fallacy extends to junior lawyers and accountants—basically all junior roles * [04:04] Pete's take: juniors actually adopt new tech faster because they don't have baggage * [04:44] London law firm story: how partners explained the inefficient system * [05:06] "The associate crosses it all out and starts again, then the senior does the same" * [05:47] Weighing paperwork to charge: "Six inch file? That's $600,000" * [06:25] The uncomfortable truth: junior lawyers never added value in the old system anyway* [07:30] Why couldn't a tech-savvy junior lawyer act more like a senior with better tools? * [09:15] New business models emerge: one senior lawyer with AI could serve 1000 clients differently * [11:00] SaaS companies are building for the average—your specific needs don't matter to them * [14:30] The "golden age of small teams" thesis: 2-10 person teams can now compete * [16:45] Historical precedent: juniors always adopt new technology first (mobile, cloud, etc.) * [19:20] The real question: will there be work? Not "will juniors be employable?" * [22:00] Why AI makes protectionism harder—you can't hide that you're not using the tools * [24:15] People who don't adopt will look obviously incompetent compared to those who do * [27:30] Traditional education is completely misaligned with what's needed now * [30:45] The credentialism trap: spending $100k on degrees that don't teach relevant skills * [33:20] "Buy a Mac Mini, get Wingman, spend a year learning—you'll be miles ahead" * [36:15] Touch Don't Look workshop debrief: people helping each other, energy in the room * [38:40] The realization moment: "Wait, this is on my phone? It's real?" * [42:00] Why cohort-based learning works: people bounce ideas off each other * [45:30] Speedrun positioning: build a CRM, website, and agent onboarding in 4 hours * [48:15] Marginal gains model: monthly rapid prototypes for the community * [51:20] The 1000 True Fans model: economics work when you deliver to a cohort * [54:00] Why Nostr-based infrastructure solves authentication and authorization for free * [56:30] "I can just give them a key, they never see it, they can sign into a thousand things" * [58:00] Pete's excitement: "I've got big plans. Insanely excited about where this goes." * [59:00] The education business wrapped around tech enablement with AI * [1:01:19] Final thought: "We've landed on a nice spot" Quote: "The fundamental fallacy is assuming that the work and the industry and the company is all packaged the same and not that there's some disruption to the business model."