Will AI Kill Your App?

A 5-Minute Self-Assessment for Founders and Developers

Understand how vulnerable your product is to AI-driven disruption

Question 1 of 20

Section 1: Product Defensibility

Mainly a user interface for accessing information or performing tasks (0 pts)
A mix of workflow automation and proprietary functionality (2 pts)
Proprietary data, infrastructure, algorithms, or network effects that cannot easily be replicated (5 pts)
Probably not (0 pts)
For some use cases (2 pts)
Absolutely (5 pts)
Mostly public or easily obtained data (0 pts)
Some proprietary data (2 pts)
Highly proprietary or difficult-to-replicate data (5 pts)
Less than 6 months (0 pts)
6-24 months (2 pts)
More than 2 years (5 pts)
Mostly functionality (0 pts)
A mix of both (2 pts)
Strong brand loyalty (5 pts)

Section 2: Agent Readiness

No API (0 pts)
Limited API (2 pts)
Comprehensive API platform (5 pts)
No (0 pts)
Partially (2 pts)
Yes (5 pts)
Not yet (0 pts)
Exploring concepts (2 pts)
Already deployed (5 pts)
Nearly all interactions (0 pts)
Some interactions (2 pts)
Minimal dependence on manual navigation (5 pts)
Significant risk (0 pts)
Some adaptation required (2 pts)
Value remains strong (5 pts)

Section 3: Distribution Risk

Highly dependent (0 pts)
Moderately dependent (2 pts)
Not dependent (5 pts)
App store discovery (0 pts)
Mixed channels (2 pts)
Direct relationships, community, referrals, or enterprise sales (5 pts)
Unlikely (0 pts)
Possibly (2 pts)
Easily (5 pts)
Mostly platform-controlled (0 pts)
Shared control (2 pts)
Mostly owned channels (5 pts)
Severe disruption (0 pts)
Significant challenges (2 pts)
Business continues largely unaffected (5 pts)

Section 4: Business Model Resilience

Access to software screens and workflows (0 pts)
Productivity gains (2 pts)
Outcomes and results (5 pts)
No (0 pts)
Partially (2 pts)
Yes (5 pts)
Minimal (0 pts)
Moderate (2 pts)
Significant (5 pts)
Unlikely (0 pts)
Possibly (2 pts)
Strong opportunity (5 pts)
No strategy yet (0 pts)
Early planning (2 pts)
Core strategic priority (5 pts)

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