I deployed 50+ AI agents to Telegram and WhatsApp, here's what actually matters
After deploying 50+ AI agents to messaging platforms, I can tell you that most of the advice online about building chatbots misses the point. Here's what I wish someone had told me on day one:
The agent itself is maybe 20% of the work. The other 80% is deployment, hosting, platform APIs, uptime monitoring, and handling edge cases when users send unexpected inputs at 3 AM.
WhatsApp converts way better than Telegram. But Telegram is 10x easier to deploy to. Pick based on where your users already are, not what's easier for you.
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