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ryanchan001

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About ryanchan001

CEO and Founder at UpKeep (https://onupkeep.com/)

Recent public activity

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    Comment #27051040

    Embedded integrations is such a big problem to solve. Congrats on the launch Brandon and team!

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    Comment #26241781

    We should chat Steve!! Sounds like a lot of interesting potential and congrats on the launch! - Ryan from UpKeep (www.onupkeep.com)

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    Comment #14737044

    Los Angeles, CA | Frontend Web Developer | Backend Web Developer | Marketing | Product Manager Visit us on the web at https://onupkeep.com/ UpKeep is a mobile first group collabora…

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    Comment #13664527

    The github page for floydhub has a lot of open source projects. What parts of floyd is not open sourced?

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    Comment #13501732

    Hey guys! Your site looks awesome! Sorry for my noobness, but what is a serverless CDN, who is it for, and why do I need it?

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    Comment #13489316

    Yeah of course!!! It's been a crazy journey and it's just getting started!

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    Comment #13489046

    So full disclosure: I just started YC and we are only about 3 weeks into the program out of 12 weeks. So.... What I am about to say is without the full picture, but here's what I c…

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    Comment #13487777

    Yeah.... I get that it sounds a little bit gimmicky. But the main point is to really give people a quick 5 word summary so people have a good idea of what it is we do!

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    Comment #13487762

    Thanks lol! I grew up in LA so maybe I heard it there hah

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    Comment #13486638

    Thanks and don't worry 1 bit! I love this conversation and the insightful questions you are asking. 1 - Email blast! And it depends on the type of company. If you are a property ma…

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    Comment #13486355

    Sure! So here's the most common use case Employee A notices that there's a broken piece of equipment and wants to submit a work request. This is typically someone who is not involv…

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    Comment #13486157

    Awesome Q. Believe it or not, this is a pretty crowded industry with a lot of legacy solutions that have massive marketing budgets. I knew that I couldn't compete with them on a do…

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    Comment #13485891

    Yeah I think the most important thing I am hearing from everyone on HN (and it is very much appreciated) is that we need to do better on our pricing page. I love the feedback thoug…

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    Comment #13485841

    I totally get you. It's kind of embarrassing because that actually is our second most visited web page and we've got a few bugs on it. I really really appreciate your feedback thou…

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    Comment #13485765

    That's awesome. I am always skeptical of putting big brand names up there because I feel like it really takes away from our product. I get that we need some market validation, but …

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    Comment #13485744

    Haha okay yeah maybe I didn't make that up in my head!

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    Comment #13485729

    I actually only applied once and got in. I still had a full time job when I applied, I had no connections to the YC community prior to applying... and I don't know if the YC partne…

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    Comment #13485664

    Thanks! Being a solo founder definitely has its positives and negatives. I think everyone's situation is different and we always make the most out of it regardless if you're a 1 pe…

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    Comment #13485602

    This is an awesome comment. Maximo is pretty much the gold standard for asset management in enterprise. I don't see Maximo as a direct competitor today, but we'll get there! Watch …

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    Comment #13485333

    A+. Thanks for pointing that out. Pretty embarrassing on our end, but yeah we still have some work to do :)

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    Comment #13485201

    Thanks!! I always think there's still so much room for improvement, but I think it's one of those things that if you look at anything for too long, it'll start looking funky. It's …

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    Comment #13484904

    Yeah so maybe that's not a very common term..... Or maybe I might've just made it up in my head hah. Just trying to explain our pricing and give you some additional information

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    Comment #13484791

    Dang. Okay yeah we need to fix that... All of that! In respect to what differentiates the two users.... Not too much (except my grammar). Sorry for the confusion. These are all awe…

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    Comment #13484700

    Okay yeah, send me an email at ryanchan@onupkeep.com and I'll forward you her contact info! She's actually my high school friend's girlfriend so we are really close and she is alwa…

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    Comment #13484688

    Basically the story behind that was that I used to work as a process development engineer at a manufacturing company. I always wanted to start my own thing and learn how to code, s…