[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Chamath Palihapitiya [@chamath](/creator/twitter/chamath) on x 1.9M followers Created: 2025-07-17 12:18:30 UTC “2025 was supposed to be the year of agents. so far it’s been the year of letdowns.” That line kind of says it all. Everyone’s been let down by agent POCs this year. Stuff that looks cool in a demo but falls apart the second you try to use it reliably in/for production. I think that’s why so many thousands of people have already signed up for 8090’s Software Factory waitlist. From our experience, after trying so many agent POCs, it hits differently because it’s not trying to be flashy, it just works. It’s built as a system, and not a stunt. And it’s being hardened on many very demanding customers and use cases. We’re making good progress towards a Sep1 Beta, we decided to start opening the product to a select group of Alpha users starting in August. We’re asking them to break Software Factory, malign it and generally find what would stop them from relying on it. Let the chaos begin! Please consider giving it a try: 👉 XXXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [agentic](/topic/agentic) [intern](/topic/intern) [Post Link](https://x.com/chamath/status/1945820402409693445)
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Chamath Palihapitiya @chamath on x 1.9M followers
Created: 2025-07-17 12:18:30 UTC
“2025 was supposed to be the year of agents. so far it’s been the year of letdowns.”
That line kind of says it all.
Everyone’s been let down by agent POCs this year. Stuff that looks cool in a demo but falls apart the second you try to use it reliably in/for production.
I think that’s why so many thousands of people have already signed up for 8090’s Software Factory waitlist. From our experience, after trying so many agent POCs, it hits differently because it’s not trying to be flashy, it just works. It’s built as a system, and not a stunt. And it’s being hardened on many very demanding customers and use cases.
We’re making good progress towards a Sep1 Beta, we decided to start opening the product to a select group of Alpha users starting in August.
We’re asking them to break Software Factory, malign it and generally find what would stop them from relying on it. Let the chaos begin!
Please consider giving it a try:
👉
XXXXXXX engagements
