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What I learned building an AI coding agent for a year
We thought we'd be the best within months. Here's what went wrong — and why I'm more excited than ever.
From leaving Manifold, to doing YC F24, to hiring, to competing with Claude Code, all the while averaging ~70 hours weekly by working most weekends — it’s been a lot! In the last couple months, we’ve done more reflection and exploration as competitors such as Claude Code have entered the market with similar ideas. Big ideas, grinding, new employees, office snacks, customers that want to acquire us, offsites in Tokyo, afternoon breaks for running or basketball, and late night coding sessions.
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