Justin So

[Justin So @Just1nSo]

Sidekick (YC S26) handles frontline operations over text – no app, no login, no training.

On a factory floor, the answer to almost every question already exists. It's just not reachable:
→ In a binder on a shelf three departments away
→ In a supervisor's head, and he's on the other end of the plant
→ In an ERP no one on the line has a login for

So the line stops while someone goes looking.

Workers text Sidekick instead. Questions get answered from their own SOPs. Problems become work orders.

Live in 4 countries. Backed by @ycombinator
https://t.co/hBzYh4BFyI

[Justin So @Just1nSo]

@hursheybar2 @Edviro_energy Love to see it! Exciting things coming from Edviro!

[Hursh Shah @hursheybar2]

Data centers don’t just need more power. They need more compute from every MW without compromising uptime.

Power, cooling, controls, equipment, workloads, and maintenance are tightly coupled but managed separately.

We’re building Edviro: a world model to operate them as one.

[Justin So @Just1nSo]

Nobody on a factory floor wants another app.

So Sidekick @sidekicks26 doesn't have one.

Your team texts it on whatever they already use. SMS, WhatsApp, Telegram, KakaoTalk. It answers like a coworker who's read every SOP, every work order, and the live machine data.

What that looks like on the floor:

A bearing diagnosed before it tripped the overload
A folder gluer running 9°F cold, fixed from a text
A CNC mill explained from a photo
A sewing technician in Korea onboarded in her own language

No app. No login. No training.

That's why plants in 4 countries adopted it in days, not months.

If you know someone running a plant, send this their way.

[Justin So @Just1nSo]

Most maintenance software waits for someone to file a ticket.

Sidekick (S26) @sidekicks26 watches the PLC data through SCADA, and the moment something goes wrong it texts the right person on shift – before it turns into real downtime.

No app. No login. No manager in the middle.

[Justin So @Just1nSo]

@mucoucah Thanks!

[Justin So @Just1nSo]

@adelbucetta @sidekicks26 Well said!

[Justin So @Just1nSo]

Sidekick (S26) just passed $38K MRR. Double last month.

Here's how it works: your team texts a number. Work orders, answers, escalations – all handled.

No app. No login. No training.

[Justin So @Just1nSo]

@iamrhado @sidekicks26 Sounds like a cool idea

[Justin So @Just1nSo]

@justingough @sidekicks26 Awesome! Looking forward to it

[Justin So @Just1nSo]

@bpolla4 @sidekicks26 Thanks Bryan!

[Justin So @Just1nSo]

@laur3nzb @ycombinator @sidekicks26 Thanks!

[Justin So @Just1nSo]

Sidekick just launched on @ycombinator's Launch YC!

Sidekick: AI agent that handles frontline operations over text. Check them out: https://t.co/WrOZ5gJZmc

[Justin So @Just1nSo]

@imsyek Thanks!

[Justin So @Just1nSo]

Sidekick (YC S26) handles frontline operations over text – no app, no login, no training.

On a factory floor, the answer to almost every question already exists. It's just not reachable:
→ In a binder on a shelf three departments away
→ In a supervisor's head, and he's on the other end of the plant
→ In an ERP no one on the line has a login for

So the line stops while someone goes looking.

Workers text Sidekick instead. Questions get answered from their own SOPs. Problems become work orders.

Live in 4 countries. Backed by @ycombinator
https://t.co/hBzYh4BFyI

[Justin So @Just1nSo]

Yes! Sidekick gets better with every question asked. When Sidekick doesn’t know the answer, it routes the question to the supervisor over text, and his reply gets written back as the answer. Next worker who asks gets it instantly. That’s how the tribal knowledge stops living in one guy’s head.

[Justin So @Just1nSo]

@bosmeny Thanks Tyler!

[Justin So @Just1nSo]

@AlexanderTw33ts 🔥🔥

[Justin So @Just1nSo]

@BraidenDishman @Forbes @ycombinator Thats insane

[Justin So @Just1nSo]

@BraidenDishman @ycombinator Appreciate it!