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This looks interesting, what's your goal with this project?
by felix089 8mo ago
This looks interesting, what's your goal with this project?
- vyayasan 8mo agoThanks for asking! Honestly, I'm testing a thesis more than building a product. The thesis: If foundation models can reason through structured workflows, a lot of "middleware" categories (compliance, GRC, back-office automation) are just orchestrating free public data + applying published formulas. The "platform" becomes commoditized. For KYC specifically: - Data is free (OFAC, UN, EU sanctions lists, Companies House, etc.) - Formulas are published (MLR 2017, FinCEN CDD rules) - Workflows are well-documented So what are teams paying £60K/year for? Orchestration + audit trail. If Claude can orchestrate and markdown can audit.. the economics shift dramatically. Goals: 1. Prove open source can compete with commercial platforms (for standard workflows) 2. Make compliance accessible to smaller teams who can't afford £60K licenses 3. Test if this pattern applies to other regulated categories (legal, accounting, HR compliance) Not building a company or raising money. Just want to see if expertise-as-code can disrupt vertical SaaS in regulated industries. What do you think? Does this pattern apply to other categories you've seen?