Base44's Maor Shlomo on How Vibe Coding Will Kill SaaS & Why Vibe Coding Has No Defensibility

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Nov 24, 2025

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Maor Shlomo is the Founder and CEO of Base44, the AI building platform that Maor built from idea to $80M acquisition by Wix, in just 8 months. Today the company serves millions of users and will hit $50M ARR by the end of the year. Before Base44, Maor was the Co-Founder and CTO of Explorium.

In Today's Episode We Discuss:
  • The Decision Behind Selling Base44

  • How Base44 Thinks About Defensibility

  • Mapping the Future of the Market in 3–5 Years

  • I’m Worried About Google 30:47 Margins Do Not Matter

  • What’s the Metric for User Success?

  • Do Early Revenue Numbers Actually Matter in AI?

  • Where Should Smart Money Go Today?

  • How does Base44 beat Cursor?

  • Will the AI Boom Hit a Revenue Speed Bump?

  • Are AI Builders Overvalued or Is Wix Undervalued?

  • Does Not Being in Silicon Valley Help or Hurt You?

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