On NanoCorp

I recommended it to a few friends right away, and since then I have been thinking about how even more value could be added to it. The code is not open, which is a bit of a shame.

1. I could really see a feature built around Gather. When I look at the log console, it is nice, but I still struggle to really see the different AI agents that are involved. I cannot inspect what each one is doing in detail to check things properly. Maybe that reflex of wanting to micromanage is already outdated in this new agentic era, I do not know. Still, I would love to see the mini computers of the agents, click on them, see what they are cooking, intervene, talk to each of them, or click on three agents and ask them to have a meeting about one topic.
2. It would also be great to let several humans collaborate on the same NanoCorp company. Right now those companies feel individual, but I can easily imagine them becoming shared projects.
3. There is also a visibility issue around what the company is building. You cannot inspect the code of your company's SaaS, and you cannot really see the latest tasks that were completed. If I want to make sure the code does not contain a major security flaw, for example, I simply cannot.
4. If you want to give feedback, right now you can only talk to the CEO. That is good, but I would also want to talk directly to the AI agents building the product, or the design agent, or whoever is actually doing the work. And if I want to add a task, for now it goes through a form, but I would want something much more advanced.
5. What could have huge potential is connecting this agentic core to different tools. I can imagine a kind of marketplace where my virtual company could plug into an agentic-first CAD tool like Rev1 or Auror, model 3D parts, then plug into an agentic-first Shopify and launch a store to sell them. The space of possibilities is enormous.
6. There should also be a way to leave the platform once a company gets traction and starts becoming real. I can really see NanoCorp as a startup nebula. It is incredibly practical to launch an idea, iterate fast, test things, and get first customers. But after that, I think it could become risky to scale while staying locked inside NanoCorp. The current business model of nanocorp feels very interesting to me, but at the same time I have doubts. If the idea is really to build a startup nebula, maybe taking equity would make more sense than taking a share of withdrawals. I am not sure. It could also make sense to take a margin, even a small one, on the AI tokens consumed.