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KyleManuel
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Comment #39898775
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 …
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Comment #39837976
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 …
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Comment #39837965
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 …
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Comment #39837955
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 indus…
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Comment #39837939
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 focusi…
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Comment #39837928
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 allow…
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Comment #39837914
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 …
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Comment #39837897
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 ar…
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Comment #39837880
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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Comment #39832096
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 exi…
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Comment #39832082
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…
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Comment #39830165
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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Comment #39830019
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 your…
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Comment #39829994
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 experti…
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Comment #39829966
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…
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Comment #39829225
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 o…
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Launch HN: CommodityAI (YC W24) – Shipment management for commodity traders
Hi HN! We’re Daniel, Philip, and Kyle, cofounders of CommodityAI ( https://commodityai.io ). We make commodity shipments easy to manage. Commodities are the center of global trade.…