#06 Robin: The AI App Gold Rush is Over-Why 90% of Wrappers Are Dying (and How to Build for Real Revenue)

#06 Robin: The AI App Gold Rush is Over-Why 90% of Wrappers Are Dying (and How to Build for Real Revenue)

Published: January 23, 2026

Duration: 14:09

Building an app in 2026 has never been easier, which is exactly why it’s never been harder to actually get paid for one. We’ve hit the "AI Reckoning." The era of slapping a UI on a GPT-4o or Claude 3.5 API and calling it a business is officially dead. If your product is just a "vibe" and not a verifiable ROI machine, you’re basically just subsidizing compute for big tech.

We’re breaking down the shift from the "Hype Economy" to the "Utility Economy." We'll look at why "Vibe Coding" with Gemini 3 and Windsurf has lowered...