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
Shipping simple ideas fast is the current point.
The funding page exists to buy time to keep learning and building.
The poker products are still early and not the headline right now.
Projects · Latest linked GitHub activity
Fast shipping first. The bigger bets can wait.
Each card is tied to one GitHub repository. The latest commit and total commit count update from that repo, then the cards are re-sorted by recent activity.
1% Better Today
1% Better Edge
Blue Jays Moneyball ETL
ActionKeeper
1% Better Focus
TwelveLabs API Validator
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.
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.