Ep 765: Headless Software: Why Companies Are Building Software for AI Agents, Not Humans and what it means (Start Here Series Vol 23)

Salesforce's cofounder essential questioned: why should you login to Salesforce anymore? 🤔He wasn't signaling the AI-driven SaaSpocalypse was picking up steam. Instead: he's talking about going headless. What's that? It's a future where Salesforce -- any potentially many other household software giants -- stop making software interfaces for humans and start designing for AI agents instead. So will this be a short-lived trend? Or, will the future of work not really involve a ton of humans clicking around? Join us as we dissect the latest. Newsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletterMore on this Episode: Episode PageToday's Episode on LinkedIn: Thoughts on this? Join the convo on LinkedIn and connect with other AI leaders.Upcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineupWebsite: YourEverydayAI.comEmail The Show: [email protected] with Jordan on LinkedInTopics Covered in This Episode:Headless Software Definition and EvolutionAI Agents Versus Traditional Software InterfacesSalesforce Headless 360 and MCP ProtocolsOpenAI Workspace Agents Features and ImpactGoogle Vertex AI Rebranding to Gemini AgentsModel Context Protocol (MCP) and A2A IntegrationPer Seat Software Pricing DisruptionEnterprise Procurement for Agent-Ready SoftwareAgentic Commerce and Automated Bot Traffic TrendsStrategies for Auditing and Migrating VendorsTimestamps:00:00 Shift to AI-first software development05:39 Benefits of headless software07:29 Headless software development insights11:28 Salesforce launches headless 360 platform14:15 The rise of headless software19:10 AI model connectivity in 202623:24 AI's impact on software pricing26:22 Discussing token maxing in business28:25 AI agents impacting human commerce32:16 Evaluating software and vendor choices35:46 Competitive advantage in software pricingKeywords: headless software, interface-less software, headless software trend, software for AI agents, agent-first platforms,Send Everyday AI and Jordan a text message. (We can't reply back unless you leave contact info) Start Here ▶️Not sure where to start when it comes to AI? Start with our Start Here Series. You can listen to the first drop -- Episode 691 -- or get free access to our Inner Cricle community and all episodes: StartHereSeries.com Also, here's a link to the entire series on a Spotify playlist.