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SilentTiger | 7 months ago
To be honest, I once had a similar idea—to build a system like this. But I gradually realized that model providers are becoming increasingly powerful, and they’re even venturing into application development themselves, not just focusing on the models. This makes anyone building applications on top of LLMs seriously consider whether the model providers might eventually replace them and do a better job.
I can even give you what I think is a very representative example: Manus. You can’t possibly not know this product. But now, both OpenAI and Google are developing their own full-featured agents. If Manus can’t come up with new ideas, I think they might be in serious trouble.
samehsbs|7 months ago
I agree that general-purpose agents (from OpenAI, Google, etc.) are evolving fast. But I think there's a real difference between a general agent and a purpose-built product that manages lead briefs, saves past insights, and integrates tightly into CRM and outreach workflows.
For example: - Most agents today give one-off answers, not reusable or editable sales briefs - They don’t help manage a pipeline of leads or show what worked vs didn’t - CRM integrations, export flows, and feedback loops are out of scope for most general agents
So yeah, it’s absolutely something to keep in mind, but I’m betting that vertical-specific UX + workflow integration = real product value beyond what foundation model companies are focused on (at least for now).
Appreciate the thoughtful reply!
SilentTiger|7 months ago
Thus, I believe the true long-term moat for these products lies in private deployment. I don't believe these large model providers will be heavily involved in private deployment business scenarios in the short term.