Federico Donatone replaced Wispr Flow, Superhuman, Notion, Granola and Calendly with Claude-built apps
A five-app wipe in one wave. Federico Donatone, CEO of GrowthCab, says Claude has been replacing apps they used to pay 20K$/year for, and making them better and tailored to their vision along the way. First to fall: Wispr Flow, Superhuman, Notion, Granola and Calendly. The twist is that money wasn't the trigger here. Federico admits those five were cheap and replaced them anyway, because they weren't fully meeting their needs and there was room to improve them. The rest of the hit list sits in Federico's own market, so those names stay classified for now.
What I love most about Claude isn't just replacing apps I used to pay 20K$/year for but making them WAY better and tailored to my vision.
I've replaced Wispr Flow, Superhuman, Notion, Granola, Calendly to begin with.
The above were cheap. I replaced them anyway, because they weren't fully meeting my needs and I saw huge potential to improve them.
The rest are in my own market, so I'll keep those names to myself for now.
— Federico Donatone 👽, read the original on XMore SaaS obituaries
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