Everyone Gets A Software Company — Benjamin Guo, Zo Computer
Benjamin Guo from Zo Computer argues that today's cloud-based services represent a form of digital feudalism—you rent software and storage, companies profit by charging each other rent, and your data is scattered across platforms.
His solution is a personal server with built-in AI that you own outright. He presents two examples: Charlotte, a private chef and coach, manages websites, invoices, and bookkeeping from one place, and Anthia, a freediving instructor, replaced multiple separate tools with a single server and is on track to earn $100,000.
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