> Our main product is CRUD app that is designed like something straight out of 2010, complete with outdated frameworks
If it's a small startup with a simple CRUD app, why this a problem? 99% startups die from lack of execution, not because someone stole their proprietary secrets or source code.
IOW, hinting that using proven, modern tech would have solved the issues company was having more readily than jumping straight to AI.
"please rewrite this in modern React".
it generally works.
Exploring ChatGPT/copilot for developer productivity also seems correct, for example.
But then I learned that the bad UI had very specific features that professionals in their target industry desperately needed, and that the bad UX was so deeply embedded in their workflows that changing any of it would collapse entire multimillion dollar businesses.
I've settled on using a plain and simple and unadorned UI as possible, regardless of what the product is, as long as it is easy to use.
My reasoning is that if people need it to be pretty before they'll pay for it then it's not really a pain-point that the product is solving.
OTOH, if people are willing to hand out cash for the functionality then I'm onto something.
[1]Want to do B2B, but will depend on what I can come up with.