The companies winning with AI are building less, not more
· Source: businessexplainer.co.za
In short
The 2026 State of Product Development Report by Specno reveals that companies achieving commercial growth with AI are shifting from a 'build culture' to a 'review culture', shipping 30% to 50% less at the MVP stage while outperforming peers. The report identifies Product Decisioning as the weakest capability across markets, with AI collapsing the cost of software production and moving the competitive advantage from writing code to exercising better judgement. For South African businesses in fintech, SaaS, logistics, and enterprise platforms, the key differentiator is no longer AI adoption but how effectively teams use AI to strengthen the capabilities that drive revenue.
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Tags: AI, product, logistics, decisioning, revenue, capabilities