Automation, agents and assisted programming can expand a small team's capacity. Profitability depends on turning that capacity into a dependable operation.
When work can be performed remotely, requiring attendance needs an operational justification. Costs, productivity and retention deserve more weight than the image of a full office.
Access to information does not replace competence. Intellectual capital emerges through understanding context, framing problems, validating answers and turning knowledge into execution.
AI-assisted programming can make internal solutions more accessible. SaaS products need to justify their value against the possibility of customers building a focused alternative.