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Y Combinator Cast

04/08/25

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The advantages of Manus, such as UX refinements and thoughtful integrations, are vulnerable to competitors who can replicate these features, posing a risk to its market position.

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The Next Breakthrough In AI Agents Is Here

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The Next Breakthrough In AI Agents Is Here

04/08/25

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Y Combinator Cast

04/08/25

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Despite its strong performance, Manus has sparked a broader discussion about the nature of AI startups and the role of application layer wrappers.

Y Combinator Cast

04/08/25

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Manus provides greater transparency and user control, allowing users to inspect, customize, or replace individual sub-agents and tool integrations, which centralized platforms often lack.

Y Combinator Cast

04/08/25

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One innovative feature of Manus is its ability to expose the file system, enabling users to see exactly what the agents are doing, unlike ChatGPT, which requires reprompting and lacks transparency.

Y Combinator Cast

04/08/25

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Some critics dismiss Manus as merely a wrapper for existing foundational models and tools, but this perspective overlooks the reality that many successful AI products also fit this description.

Y Combinator Cast

04/08/25

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Manus exemplifies these trade-offs well, as its multi-agent orchestration significantly reduces per-task costs to around $2, compared to competitors like OpenAI's Deep Research.

Y Combinator Cast

04/09/22

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Sometimes competitors have objectively better products, which can lead to founders losing users to those alternatives.

Y Combinator Cast

04/08/25

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However, Manus faces challenges with coordination among specialized agents as tasks scale in complexity, which can hinder its effectiveness.

Wade Foster

08/19/17

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Understanding your competitive advantages and locking them in is vital for success; for us, having the most integrations creates a significant competitive moat.

Y Combinator Cast

04/08/25

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Manus is being called the most impressive AI tool ever tried, showcasing its capabilities as a sophisticated computer using AI, unlike its predecessors that were merely specialized chatbots.