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Top 5 · 2026-03-02 · source-backed
TechCrunch named the phenomenon everyone's been watching: the SaaSpocalypse. February saw $285B wiped from software stocks driven by three simultaneous forces — AI agents reducing headcount (fewer seats), coding agents making build-vs-buy favor build, and AI model providers moving directly into enterprise workflows. Hard data backs it up: Retool's 817-respondent survey shows 35% of enterprises have already replaced at least one SaaS tool with a custom build, with development costs collapsing from $50K-$500K to $500-$20K. Salesforce's Q4 earnings confirm the transition is working for incumbents too — Agentforce hit $800M ARR with 2.4 billion Agentic Work Units at $0.10/action. The per-seat model is dying; the question is what replaces it. TechCrunch | Retool | Salesforce IR
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