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Move fast, or be eaten by piranhas, says software boss

Black Pearl Group founder Nick Lissette says traditional software-as-a-service companies that don’t evolve quickly enough will lose to AI agents.

Black Pearl CEO Nick Lissette.

Will Mace Fri, 06 Mar 2026
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Software-as-a-service companies will be able to survive the threat of artificial intelligence, provided they have a unique and proprietary data set, and move at the same speed as AI, says Black Pearl Group founder Nick Lissette.

Doomsday scenarios extolling the end of the SaaS revenue gravy train

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Will Mace Fri, 06 Mar 2026
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