{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Business of Apps","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.businessofapps.com","title":"AI disruption in 2026: What SaaS founders are actually doing","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Iy9elU5IWD\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessofapps.com\/insights\/ai-disruption-in-2026-what-saas-founders-are-actually-doing\/\">AI disruption in 2026: What SaaS founders are actually doing<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessofapps.com\/insights\/ai-disruption-in-2026-what-saas-founders-are-actually-doing\/embed\/#?secret=Iy9elU5IWD\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;AI disruption in 2026: What SaaS founders are actually doing&#8221; &#8212; Business of Apps\" data-secret=\"Iy9elU5IWD\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.businessofapps.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.businessofapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/460x300-3.png","thumbnail_width":460,"thumbnail_height":300,"description":"AI adoption in SaaS isn\u2019t just hype it\u2019s reshaping how teams build products, prioritise features, and define competitive differentiation. Based on a cross\u2011industry survey of founders, product leaders, and operators, this article highlights how SaaS teams are thinking about AI, what opportunities they see, and how they are validating AI\u2011powered ideas today. To understand how SaaS companies are building with AI today, we surveyed founders, product managers, and operators from sectors including healthcare, marketing, sports tech, IoT, B2B tools, and platform\u2011as\u2011a\u2011service products. Our goal wasn\u2019t to glorify AI or warn against it, but to map how teams are learning, and adapting in real time. SaaS teams are actively integrating it into products and workflows. But adoption is uneven. Technical and non\u2011technical founders view AI through"}