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CFOs Are Starting to Code (and SaaS Companies Should Pay Attention)

A finance exec I spoke with recently vibe coded his way to a credible replacement for parts of his Workday and Concur stack. The SaaS moats that held for a decade are narrowing, and vendors coasting on comfort are more exposed than they realize.

Chiel Hendriks · 5 min read · April 20, 2026
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Chiel Hendriks
Chiel Hendriks
Managing Director, PwC Canada
Ex-Google · 16 years

Where the daily briefing tells you what happened in AI, this column tells you what it means — and what to do about it.

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Don't Flinch

Organizations that abandon agentic AI projects at the first stumble are making a costly mistake. The gap between 85% and 97% accuracy is a prompting problem, not a model problem — and the companies that push through are building real advantages.

Chiel Hendriks · 5 min read · April 19, 2026
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