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📰 News14 March 2026·2 min read·

Next-Gen Founders Shift from SaaS Subscriptions to Building Own Software

Source: it-news-africa

A growing movement among African and global founders is challenging the SaaS dependency model that has dominated business technology for two decades. Critics argue that renting software has turned convenience into constraint, limiting innovation and ownership. The next generation of entrepreneurs is increasingly opting to build proprietary tools rather than subscribe to third-party platforms.

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