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I'm a prolific user of all things Retool. We are automating away our more mundane tasks with Workflows, but with Mobile we're redefining how our business is ru

I'm a prolific user of all things Retool. We are automating away our more mundane tasks with Workflows, but with Mobile we're redefining how our business is running. We have more visibility over our field sales, more control in our warehouses and ambitions to do more.

smt88 4y ago
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- phphphphp 4y ago
  I don’t think so, Retool has a loyal fan base, I know multiple Retool customers who’d write a comment like that. Retool are popular enough that they don’t need to astroturf to get comments like that.
- dvdhsu 4y ago
  (Founder @ Retool here.) Haha, as an HN reader, agreed that it comes across that way. We haven't (and will not) astroturf. I'm guessing this particular user here is John Hughes (https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-hughes-628713227 https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-hughes-628713227), who works at a company called The Modern Milkman (https://www.modernmilkman.com/home/ https://www.modernmilkman.com/home/). Here's a recent video of him talking about how he uses another Retool product, Retool Workflows: https://youtu.be/a8lVEYiUJdc?t=2681 https://youtu.be/a8lVEYiUJdc?t=2681. John has no financial interest in Retool. But I am glad that he likes the product!
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- pvg 4y ago
  Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, bots, brigading, foreign agents and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about abuse, email hn@ycombinator.com and we'll look at the data. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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- Zababa 4y ago
  > including the uppercased common nouns that refer to specific branding decisions. Some people have sometimes capitalization for common nouns that "seem important" or something like that (I don't know their actual reasoning). I've asked multiple times why but never got an answer.
mikelikespie 4y ago
Mike here (Eng Lead on Retool Mobile). Thanks for the lovely note John! It's been great working with you throughout this process and we're really thrilled to hear how we're having an impact on your business.
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smt88 4y ago

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phphphphp 4y ago
I don’t think so, Retool has a loyal fan base, I know multiple Retool customers who’d write a comment like that. Retool are popular enough that they don’t need to astroturf to get comments like that.
dvdhsu 4y ago
(Founder @ Retool here.) Haha, as an HN reader, agreed that it comes across that way. We haven't (and will not) astroturf. I'm guessing this particular user here is John Hughes (https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-hughes-628713227 https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-hughes-628713227), who works at a company called The Modern Milkman (https://www.modernmilkman.com/home/ https://www.modernmilkman.com/home/). Here's a recent video of him talking about how he uses another Retool product, Retool Workflows: https://youtu.be/a8lVEYiUJdc?t=2681 https://youtu.be/a8lVEYiUJdc?t=2681. John has no financial interest in Retool. But I am glad that he likes the product!
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pvg 4y ago
Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, bots, brigading, foreign agents and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about abuse, email hn@ycombinator.com and we'll look at the data. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- smt88 4y ago
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Zababa 4y ago
> including the uppercased common nouns that refer to specific branding decisions. Some people have sometimes capitalization for common nouns that "seem important" or something like that (I don't know their actual reasoning). I've asked multiple times why but never got an answer.

mikelikespie 4y ago

Mike here (Eng Lead on Retool Mobile). Thanks for the lovely note John! It's been great working with you throughout this process and we're really thrilled to hear how we're having an impact on your business.

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