Execution is cheap(er)

Posted on April 12, 2025  •  1 minutes  • 209 words

There is this old saying ideas are cheap and execution is everything?

Ideas are cheap. Execution is expensive.

But that’s changing.

With the raise of AI, this saying is no longer true. In fact, it’s dead wrong.

For years, turning ideas into reality took time and money. Now, AI makes execution much easier and cheaper. This means good ideas matter more than ever.

Execution is now cheap(er).

What matters now is ideas.

People with good ideas can now quickly create things and don’t need as much help from others, because information is easily available.

Take an example in corporate world

In the past, businesses relied heavily on IT to bring their ideas to life. Now, AI is giving more people the power to build and launch things directly, reducing that dependence.

Admittedly, building an AI assistant is still complex and expensive for now. “Commoditizing” it means making pre-built, affordable AI agents available so anyone can easily add them to their business or daily life.

They don’t need the “execution” guy anymore. AI agents are going to be that guy for them.

The future

We’re entering an era where anyone can be a builder. With AI handling execution, the most valuable skill will be having and recognizing truly innovative ideas.