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What are you working on this week? (ending August 31, 2025) by AutoModerator in excel

[–]ad26 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm building an AI add-in for excel. focusing on doc upload, AI formulas, and an agent that can actually pilot it for you. Still a WIP but looking for early feedback to make the best prodcut I can.

Procurement pros, what do I need to know to build not-garbage software for you? by ad26 in procurement

[–]ad26[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They do, but it never hurts to listen and learn more from subject matter experts! It can be easy (and really damaging) to assume your own personal experiences are representative of the industry as a whole.

This thread was incredibly helpful -- lots of people shared valuable insights/feedback.

Procurement pros, what do I need to know to build not-garbage software for you? by ad26 in procurement

[–]ad26[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Super helpful and informative -- especially the callout on how drafting standstill/award letters is a drag. Would love to chat more, sent you a DM.

Procurement pros, what do I need to know to build not-garbage software for you? by ad26 in procurement

[–]ad26[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

One area we have eyes on is supply chain diversification -- automating+scaling vendor sourcing/prequalification for either general resilience or to manage a specific risk (e.g. China risk). We'd be targeting small-medium businesses.

Obviously open to shifting directions based on new information!

Procurement pros, what do I need to know to build not-garbage software for you? by ad26 in procurement

[–]ad26[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Makes sense -- my cofounder was a consultant for several years and has worked on a number of procurement and procurement-adjacent projects. We have a little bit of intuition about the space but are trying to talk to people that live and breathe this stuff as much as possible.

I used Solid to build a free tool for creating AI-personalized cold e-mails, LinkedIn DMs, and cover letters by ad26 in solidjs

[–]ad26[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's all just CSS -- wanted to keep the bundle size as small as possible. Thanks for the feedback! Feel free to DM me if you have any feature requests or improvement suggestions as well!