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Launch HN: Prized (YC S26) – Let non-engineer staff build secure internal tools

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Re: Launch HN: Prized (YC S26) – Let non-engineer staff build secure internal tools

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Post by rimeice »

hudsongr wrote: post #14
wseadowntown wrote: post #4

I like the security-first posture. What's your view on how foundation models will or won't evolve into this space? Like will CC steamroll this in 2 years when it can natively build connectors and run them from within the desktop app? Not saying you won't have an ongoing edge, I just want to understand the thesis better so I can learn. Cool product!

Thanks! We believe the building aspect is already commoditized and we're experimenting with leaning into this with BYOA (bring-your-own-agent). Our bet is that the labs will stay focused on the model and won't do the more unglamorous governed deployment layer needs (credential scoping, per-tool db, audit, etc), but time will tell.

Don’t know if anyone else is feeling this, but I’m getting a sense they’re gona have to go in to this layer. Not enough money to warrant the investment in the model only approach…

Re: Launch HN: Prized (YC S26) – Let non-engineer staff build secure internal tools

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Post by themanmaran »

jedberg wrote: post #11

How does this differ from retool?

TBH I was a retool power user for years, but I feel like they completely missed the vibe code train.

It's so much more annoying to go drag boxes around and type out little JS snippits in every chart as opposed to just telling claude to make the chart.

Re: Launch HN: Prized (YC S26) – Let non-engineer staff build secure internal tools

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Post by jedberg »

themanmaran wrote: post #22
jedberg wrote: post #11

How does this differ from retool?

TBH I was a retool power user for years, but I feel like they completely missed the vibe code train. It's so much more annoying to go drag boxes around and type out little JS snippits in every chart as opposed to just telling claude to make the chart.

Have you looked at their latest product? You describe your app in a text box and the AI builds it, with all the enterprise goodies like RBAC baked in.

Re: Launch HN: Prized (YC S26) – Let non-engineer staff build secure internal tools

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Post by hudsongr »

Bnjoroge wrote: post #17

Demo looks cool, congrats on the ship! Probably missed but is it possible to externally share/view the built artifact outside of prized?

Thank you! Yes, you can share it externally if it isn't connected to external data sources.

Re: Launch HN: Prized (YC S26) – Let non-engineer staff build secure internal tools

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Post by hudsongr »

christoff12 wrote: post #20

I like this a lot. Do you handle scenarios where the data and context live in a data warehouse (Snowflake, etc)? There are a lot of operational needs that exist downstream from dbt models that combine data from the various source systems.

Yes, we support Snowflake and ClickHouse today. And we're happy to integrate more, just say the word :)

Re: Launch HN: Prized (YC S26) – Let non-engineer staff build secure internal tools

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Post by warthog »

I did build a very similar product putting emphasis on integrations and security. It was tough to churn anyone out from Replit, Lovable and then CC and Codex.

When I talked to Lovable team, they told me Lovable is used primarily for prototyping, not internal tools and they are having a rough time trying to change the use case.

Hope my experience helps!

Re: Launch HN: Prized (YC S26) – Let non-engineer staff build secure internal tools

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Post by aliclark »

Me and my co-founder are building something similar but it started out as a tool to help build Lovable style prototypes for your existing product. Think Product Managers building an idea without having to figure out how to install git, VS Code, 17 other tools and then try share a URL.

Initial talks with customers resonated more with the internal tooling idea though. It's flexible enough to support both.

We're earlier along than this product though so there's a fair few wrinkles in our product.

https://flexenv.com/

Re: Launch HN: Prized (YC S26) – Let non-engineer staff build secure internal tools

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Post by blyry »

nice this is awesome, what i've been building internally for a while now. lovable-esque internal platform with an agentic chat building experience, preview window, our internal auth, internal standards, sandboxed agent devcontainers on k8s. Even down to the shared experience -- these are shared tools for everbody, team ownership structure, not individual. easily forkable, auto-genned product docs etc etc. Hope you can monetize it! Look into private endpoint connectivity for big corps that need the internal access but don't want to self host.

Re: Launch HN: Prized (YC S26) – Let non-engineer staff build secure internal tools

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Post by bitlad »

You can do this in lovable too now. But i dont think it gets used a lot. I think it is not very unique, i have seen bunch of providers, some are selling ai workers, some are selling internal tools in different shape and form.

I think the moat for internal tools is not where you think it is. Also, i see self host option, it is a nightmare too, no one will do it just for internal tools now. It was valid before AI era.

I am also seeing non engineering staff actually building tools with claudecode, paas like railway and stuff. People have become more efficient with engineer tools.

Re: Launch HN: Prized (YC S26) – Let non-engineer staff build secure internal tools

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Post by nodesocket »

Congratulations on the launch. I’m very bullish on this concept of allowing SMB’s and startups to roll their own software and internal tools. Many many moons ago I built an entire inventory tracking and CRM for a very small company in PHP (circa 2006). It ran the entire company with orders, customers, devices, and revenue. It was a monstrous app, and took forever. Today, could be build in a matter of days and much better.

Along the same lines. I got so fed up with Quickbooks self employed (god awful software and company) for my own business I wrote a replacement using Cursor. It tracks expenses (categorizing each in proper IRS categories) and estimating quarterly taxes. Uses Plaid to pull in business bank accounts and credit cards and has income and expense reports. It’s 100x better than Quickbooks.

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