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Earlier this week, Greg Isenberg pointed out that AI-generated products and interfaces are starting to blur together. Same layouts. Same features. Same user flows.

Alex Lieberman takes it further, saying that "vibe coding" (just building features) isn’t enough anymore. The only way to differentiate in an AI-saturated market is through vibe marketing.

The story. The experience. The feeling people get when they interact with your product - it’s about resonance.

And as The Boring Marketer puts it, AI can automate execution, but it can’t fake soul.

The brands that will win in the next wave aren’t the ones with the best GPT wrapper. They’re the ones that feel human. They have a voice, an edge, a reason to exist beyond efficiency.

The game has changed. AI lets anyone spin up a product or service overnight.

But as I’ve stated previously the moat—the thing AI can’t automate—is brand and community. The why behind what you’re building.

So if you’re just building another AI-powered tool or service without a real point of view, good luck. You’re competing in a sea of sameness. Your business is replaceable.

But if you can inject real personality into your product, your marketing, and your audience connection? You compete with no one.

That’s exactly what Ryan and I help agencies and brands do at AgentStacker.

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Disclaimer: Nothing in this email is financial advice and I am not a professional investment adviser. I send weekly updates on digital asset news and what I'm doing personally - consider it informational and for entertainment purposes only. There are native ad sponsorships from the beehiiv ad network (such as The Daily Upside in today’s issue) and ones I source independently via Passionfroot (such as Cloudica in today’s issue). Plus I often add affiliate links to software I use and website marketplace listings such as Flippa who also pay me to feature listings.