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Base44’s Founder, Maor Shlomo on How Vibe Coding Will Kill SaaS

Maor Shlomo is the Founder and CEO of Base44, the AI building platform that Maor built from idea to $80M acquisition by Wix, in just 8 months. Today the company serves millions of users and will hit $50M ARR by the end of the year. Before Base44, Maor was the Co-Founder and CTO of Explorium. ----------------------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:13 The Decision Behind Selling Base44 11:56 How Base44 Thinks About Defensibility 16:37 Mapping the Future of the Market in 3–5 Years 23:18 I’m Worried About Google 30:47 Margins Do Not Matter 37:15 What’s the Metric for User Success? 41:52 Do Early Revenue Numbers Actually Matter in AI? 49:33 Where Should Smart Money Go Today? 53:01 How does Base44 beat Cursor? 57:47 Will the AI Boom Hit a Revenue Speed Bump? 01:01:13 Are AI Builders Overvalued or Is Wix Undervalued? 01:03:45 Does Not Being in Silicon Valley Help or Hurt You? 01:05:07 Quick-Fire Round ----------------------------------------------- Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3j2KMcZTtgTNBKwtZBMHvl?si=85bc9196860e4466 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-twenty-minute-vc-20vc-venture-capital-startup/id958230465 Follow Harry Stebbings on X: https://twitter.com/HarryStebbings Follow Maor Shlomo on X: https://twitter.com/MS_BASE44 Follow 20VC on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/20vchq Follow 20VC on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@20vc_tok Visit our Website: https://www.20vc.com Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.thetwentyminutevc.com/contact ----------------------------------------------- #20vc #harrystebbings #maorshlomo #base44 #ai #vibecoding #google #defensibility #saas #salesforce

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CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 1:13

    Intro

  2. 1:13 – 11:56

    The Decision Behind Selling Base44

  3. 11:56 – 16:37

    How Base44 Thinks About Defensibility

  4. 16:37 – 23:18

    Mapping the Future of the Market in 3–5 Years

  5. 23:18 – 30:47

    I’m Worried About Google

  6. 30:47 – 37:15

    Margins Do Not Matter

  7. 37:15 – 41:52

    What’s the Metric for User Success?

  8. 41:52 – 49:33

    Do Early Revenue Numbers Actually Matter in AI?

  9. 49:33 – 53:01

    Where Should Smart Money Go Today?

  10. 53:01 – 57:47

    How does Base44 beat Cursor?

  11. 57:47 – 1:01:13

    Will the AI Boom Hit a Revenue Speed Bump?

  12. 1:01:13 – 1:03:45

    Are AI Builders Overvalued or Is Wix Undervalued?

  13. 1:03:45 – 1:05:07

    Does Not Being in Silicon Valley Help or Hurt You?

  14. 1:05:07 – 1:18:29

    Quick-Fire Round

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