The Truth About Using AI To Build Software ft. Chris Guthrie

What actually happens when you use AI to build your own software over a weekend? Vibe coding makes building tools feel as simple as a few hours, but an MVP that works on Saturday is not an enterprise grade tool that survives your team on a Friday night. Chris Guthrie of 365 Cannabis has spent six years deploying Microsoft Business Central for cannabis companies, and he has watched this exact decision quietly wreck operators who thought they were saving money. This conversation is for cannabis founders, CEOs, COOs, and CFOs weighing whether to build internal software with AI or invest in a real ERP foundation. The pitch sounds good. AI makes software easy, capital is scarce, and building your own cannabis CRM or ERP feels like leverage. The problem is what sits underneath it. Most cannabis software is descriptive data, a record of what already happened, and no amount of vibe coding turns a record of the past into the predictive tools an operator needs to forecast yield, standard cost, and labor. Build it on a shaky foundation and you inherit tech debt you cannot see, right as M&A and possible FDA oversight force the industry to show clean books. In this conversation on cannabis technology and operational discipline: ● Why vibe coding a cannabis ERP builds hidden tech debt and AI drift ● Descriptive data versus predictive data, and why seed to sale falls short ● What Microsoft Business Central and hardened ERP infrastructure actually buy you ● The real cost math of a weekend build, in CFO hours, not software licenses ● Clean books, standard cost, and readiness for cannabis M&A and FDA rules Chapters 00:00 The Rise of AI in Software Development 03:07 Challenges of Internal Software Development 06:09 Understanding What 'Works' in Software 09:10 The Risks of Vibe Coding 12:05 The Importance of Established Infrastructure 14:58 Cost Considerations in Software Development 17:56 Predictive Insights and Data Utilization 21:13 Defining Core Business Focus 23:17 The Challenges of AI Implementation 27:00 Understanding AI's Limitations 28:58 The Importance of Data Governance 31:11 Navigating Change Management in Cannabis 35:51 Preparing for Industry Evolution 40:09 The ROI of ERP Systems Our Links: Bryan Fields on Twitter The Dime on Twitter Extraction Teams: Want to cut costs and get more out of every run? Unlock hidden revenue by extracting more from the same input—with Newton Insights. At Eighth Revolution (8th Rev), we provide services from capital to cannabinoid and everything in between in the cannabinoid industry. The Dime is a top 5% most shared global podcast The Dime is a top 10 Cannabis Podcast The Dime has a New Website. Shhhh its not finished. 🎥 YouTube: The Dime 📸 Instagram: The Dime https://www.newton-insights.com/