A Portfolio for Your Physical Assets
CacheX is a portfolio app for physical assets, using values from real sold listings. It's designed to help users manage and track the value of their physical possessions, like a Robinhood-for-physical-stuff.
Andrew's Take
I built CacheX to address the need for a simple and intuitive way to manage and track the value of physical assets. As someone who has worked on various projects, including Samson and Ajax Studio, I understand the importance of having a clear and comprehensive view of one's assets. With CacheX, I aimed to create an app that would provide users with a Robinhood-like experience for their physical possessions, making it easier for them to make informed decisions about their assets. My goal is to continue refining and improving CacheX to better serve its users.
Introduction to CacheX
As I reflect on my work on CacheX, I am reminded of the importance of treating physical possessions like an investment portfolio. Most people track their stocks, crypto, and bank accounts with apps that give live balances. However, the physical assets they own, which are often more valuable in aggregate than they think, have no equivalent. This gap in the market is what motivated me to build CacheX, a portfolio app for physical assets, with values from real sold listings.
Design Rationale
I designed CacheX to provide a portfolio view of everything you own, with live values from real market data. This allows users to see the total value of their physical assets, what is climbing in value, and what is worth selling. The idea is to give people a clear understanding of their physical assets, just like they would with their financial investments. By using real sold listings to determine the value of each item, CacheX provides a more accurate picture of the user's portfolio.
Building CacheX
I built CacheX to be a free app that turns one photo of your stuff into a live resale portfolio. The app identifies items, prices them against real sold listings, and tracks them like cash. This process is made possible by the app's ability to analyze the photo and match it with similar items that have been sold in the past. The app is launching on both iOS and Android, making it accessible to a wide range of users.
Technical Details
From a technical standpoint, CacheX is an innovative solution that uses real market data to provide users with an accurate picture of their physical assets. The app's ability to identify items and price them against real sold listings is a key feature that sets it apart from other apps. I focused on building a robust and user-friendly platform that would make it easy for people to track their physical assets.
Relation to Other Projects
My work on CacheX is related to my other projects, such as AlphaTelemetry Lab, which is a transparency-first dashboard for algorithmic trading across forex, crypto, and options. While the two projects are distinct, they share a common goal of providing users with a clear understanding of their assets and investments. In the case of CacheX, the focus is on physical assets, while AlphaTelemetry Lab focuses on financial investments.
Conclusion
In conclusion, CacheX is a unique app that provides a portfolio view of physical assets, with values from real sold listings. I built CacheX to fill the gap in the market for a platform that allows people to track their physical assets in a way that is similar to tracking financial investments. By using real market data and providing a user-friendly interface, CacheX makes it easy for people to understand the value of their physical assets and make informed decisions about what to keep, sell, or buy.
Using real sold listings provides a more accurate valuation of physical assets
A portfolio approach helps users understand the overall value of their possessions
Showing values from real sold listings builds trust with users
CacheX is designed to be user-friendly and accessible
The app helps users make informed decisions about their physical assets
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Andrew Metcalf
Builder of AI systems that create, protect, and explore memory. Founder of Ajax Studio and VoiceGuard AI, author of Last Ascension.