And The Results Are In!

On Tuesday, I wrote about building a challenge project in one weekend which ended up to being a week of grueling torture. If you haven’t seen it, here’s the link.

The votes are in, folks, and let me tell you, it was unexpected! Your boy here snagged third place and a cool $250! 🥉💰

That’s right, I’m now the proud owner of a bronze medal (metaphorically speaking) and enough cash to treat myself to a stake dinner this weekend. You should’ve seen the grin on my face when they announced the results. I was beaming so hard, I’m pretty sure my face froze for some minutes.

Now, I know what you’re thinking: “But couldn’t you have just voted for yourself and snagged first place?” Ha! Nice try, but our little dev circle isn’t that naive. The rules were clear: no voting for your own tool, and no stuffing the ballot box. One vote per person, no do-overs. This was a fair fight… which makes my third-place finish all the sweeter (despite pissing some people off last week). Well, almost as sweet as second place would’ve been, if not first place, but let’s not split hairs.

So, what’s this $250-winning project all about, you ask? Buckle up, buttercup, because I’m about to take you on a wild ride through the thrilling world of… drumroll please… SEC filings! Hold on, don’t lose interest yet! I promise it’s cooler than it sounds!

Picture it: Sicily 1922 in Sophia Petrillo’s voice. You’re an investor, financial analyst or even data analyst who works with SEC filings. It’s a really daunting task to extract clean text or even needed data from the filings due to their structure especially if you have no coding knowledge to pull it off. That’s where my baby comes in — Quillian Search Engine!

Problem:

SEC filings in text/xml/htm format are a mess. They’re like that junk drawer in your kitchen — you know the important stuff is in there somewhere, but good luck finding it without losing your mind. Coupled with the format changing over the years, goodluck finding that historical data you need.

Solution:

My search engine takes all that financial mess and turns it into clean, easy-to-understand, and extractable data. It’s like having a financial translator in your pocket, minus the pocket protector.

Value Proposition:

Imagine being able to find exactly what you need in seconds, instead of spending hours sifting through the raw data. Whether you’re a Wall Street wolf or a curious investor trying to figure out if a company is legit, this tool’s got your back.

Now, I know what you’re thinking: “This sounds too good to be true! Well, my skeptical friend, why don’t you take it for a spin and see for yourself? Head over to QuillianAI and give it a whirl. Who knows? You might just find yourself falling in love with SEC filings. And if that happens, please seek immediate medical attention, because that’s not normal.

So come on, give it a try! It’s like Google, but for SEC filings, and with 100% more snark. Let’s make SEC filings sexy again! (Disclaimer: SEC filings were never sexy to begin with, but we can dream, right?)

Off to go get my well deserved stake dinner. Yes, the second half of the challenge starts next week. The stakes are higher with more interested parties participating. And no, I won’t be joining in it, yet to get my sanity back.