KyleManuel

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by KyleManuel 2y ago
Looks like real inflation from 2018 to 2024 was 25% over that time frame, so I think that was the collapse. I don't think we are going to see things get worse from now, maybe they will even stabilize. But generally, we just went throug
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by KyleManuel 2y ago
Today we are not doing transactions on our platform. Today our tools come into use immediately after a contract is closed and handed off to operations. It gives a single place for traders and operations people to view and manage their shipm
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by KyleManuel 2y ago
I don't anticipate supporting only folks who trade paper with no ownership of the physical commodities. There are teams who trade physical and do risk management with futures, and we may have some overlap there. But anyone who only tra
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by KyleManuel 2y ago
Thanks! We are excited too. I've worked in construction software for many years, and really enjoyed the space. I am excited to jump into this domain and learn a lot about the industry.
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by KyleManuel 2y ago
I certainly think it is possible to have an even more focused platform. We are starting with our network in soft commodities and I think it's possible to get pretty far just focusing on a smaller subset of commodities. Our long term go
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by KyleManuel 2y ago
Today, and for the next few years, we don't anticipate competing directly with Cargowise. We see ourselves as an application that lives on top of Cargowise / CTRMs, etc. That allows a holistic view of operations from a single plac
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by KyleManuel 2y ago
This could be a really exciting roadmap for the long run. We actually believe there is enough of a market just selling solutions and tools to traders and producers that we haven't really thought about an "open API" sort of so
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by KyleManuel 2y ago
Yes we have taken a look at existing freight management tools. We are trying to go even more specific and manage specifically raw commodities and their shipment processes. There are enough specific criteria that go along with managing these
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by KyleManuel 2y ago
We are looking into how to best provide route planning into our product. I'm certain we will need to have accurate pricing information available. Thanks for the link!
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by KyleManuel 2y ago
Yes this is our approach. We noticed that all our customers spend a significant amount of resources getting their tech infrastructure configured. We want to "supercharge" their existing solutions, not rip and replace.
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by KyleManuel 2y ago
Yes you have some really good points. There are a lot of business problems to overcome here! Our CEO Philip is exactly that, a commodities trader with 8 years experience and a wide network for us to tap into. As for every commodity market b
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by KyleManuel 2y ago
Yes, this is true, they often do invest internally to create their own tools. We believe however that we offer better tools at a cheaper price and can get it into their hands now!
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by KyleManuel 2y ago
We have had this thought was well. It's tough to go into a vertical with software because you end up with tools that make it easier to get an edge, and then why not just trade yourself? Generally, we just enjoy building software and it
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by KyleManuel 2y ago
Our first few customers are agriculture based. Sugar, Coffee, Cocoa and more things like this that have similar distribution supply chains. We believe we have the tools and expertise to expand to energy and metal in the future. They are muc
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by KyleManuel 2y ago
Yes, we have noticed traders just want to make more deals, and operators require their information to be accurate. We are trying to develop super sleek and intuitive tools built to help traders update their ERP systems using LLMs and genera
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by KyleManuel 2y ago
Hey there! We have worked extensively with many of the latest LLM models and tried many different techniques to solve the various problems for our customers. We use a combination of tools from Google and OpenAI to leverage LLMs. We use Reac
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Launch HN: CommodityAI (YC W24) – Shipment management for commodity traders
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