1.01 ^ 365 = 37.8x
one core value

Ship small.
Learn fast.
Keep going.

1% Better started from a poker idea, but right now it is also a product studio for fast learning loops: simple apps, LLM experiments, and public reps that make the next build better than the last one.

The logo is the thesis. One percent looks small in isolation. Repeated daily, it becomes compounding. That idea sits underneath the apps, the pacing, and the way this whole brand is built.

`1% Better.dev` is the public build, funding, and career-facing track. `1% Better.poker` is the specialist track I plan to grow into more deeply. For now, both live as landing pages with the same philosophy underneath.

Built by Chris S. Yoon. Senior data engineer, currently in a learn-fast season, using this page to ship ideas quickly while buying runway for what comes next.

Current thesis

1%

Better every cycle is a strategy, not a slogan.

37.8x

What tiny gains look like when they compound long enough.

Now

Focus and today are both expressions of daily measurable progress.

What changes next

01

Shipping simple ideas fast is the current point.

02

The funding page exists to buy time to keep learning and building.

03

The poker products are still early and not the headline right now.

Projects

Quietly building. The right things will ship fast.

Just the hooks for now. The details stay private until the products are ready.

Featured Products

Small, sharp products under the 1% Better brand. Built to ship fast.

Featured product

1% Better Today

The core daily product in the 1% Better brand.

Core brand product

Coming soon

Featured product

1% Better - Focus

A simple focus tool built to ship fast inside the brand.

Shipping quietly

Coming soon

Poker Product Line

A separate product family. More targeted, more private, still under construction.

1% Better - Exploit Better

Poker decision support and exploit intelligence.

Coming soon

1% Better - Action Keeper

Poker staking and action workflows with cleaner agreements.

Coming soon

Operating Layer

Internal systems powering the build loop behind the scenes.

1% Better - This Website

The public front door for funding, hiring, and the whole shipping story.

Live now

1% Better - OS

Workflow automation for repeatable project shipping.

Coming soon

Archive / Proof of Work

Past work that supports the story without competing with the product narrative.

Blue Jays Moneyball ETL

Archive of data engineering work and pipeline thinking.

Live now

TwelveLabs API Validator

Interview challenge archive for multimodal API validation.

Live now

Funding

This page is buying time.

I am using this season to learn LLMs, ship simple products quickly, and turn momentum into runway. The poker ideas still matter, but they are early. Right now the goal is simpler: keep building, keep learning, and give the small apps a chance to get into the world fast.

What funding does

It gives me time to keep shipping while I look for the right role.

It covers the cost of tools, APIs, hosting, and design iteration.

It lets the lightweight apps move first while the deeper ideas mature.

About

Chris S. Yoon

I spent the last decade building production data systems across fintech, media, and enterprise. Right now I am in a transition period: looking for the right next role while using 1% Better as a place to learn LLM workflows, ship simple products fast, and stay in motion.

Open to work

Next step

Follow the thread before you reach out.

The cleanest path is: understand the story, see what I am building, then decide whether you want a conversation. That keeps the flow consistent with the rest of the site and gives the context first.