Mark Coatney

Mark Coatney

New York
I build new things. Started as the second employee of Time magazine’s new Website and grew it from a single, text-only webpage to a multimedia platform with millions of users. Helped grow Tumblr from its earliest days. Now building Rover
Oct 22
We Are Trying to Break Your Heart

We Are Trying to Break Your Heart

This chart is our opportunity at Rover.   There are SO MANY AI agents out there, and they’re all focused
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Oct 09
A Fish Needs a Bicycle

A Fish Needs a Bicycle

My mother is one of those librarians who wants to teach you something; if you ask her a question she&
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Sep 29
Your Dark Materials

Your Dark Materials

When a company takes a name from literature, it gives us a window into how the people who build the company think.
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Sep 28
It's Been a Minute

It's Been a Minute

Rover is a daemon, a manifestation of your self, a separate entity that knows you and your tastes, remembers what you remember, a thing you can talk to and learn from.
3 min read
Jan 07
Testing the Current LLM Knowledge Gap

Testing the Current LLM Knowledge Gap

So here's a question I needed an answer to: Please give me a list of all members of
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Dec 17
Rover and Post-Skeuomorphic Apps

Rover and Post-Skeuomorphic Apps

Sumeet Singh has a nice piece over at Every (and if you aren't a subscriber, what, actually, are
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Dec 10
Why Humans Want AI to Make the Call

Why Humans Want AI to Make the Call

I'm old enough to remember a time when professional tennis players spent much of the match complaining about
2 min read
Nov 14
Social Media Is Over. Social Media Is Just Beginning

Social Media Is Over. Social Media Is Just Beginning

Everybody knows social media sucks. Social media usage has declined nearly 10% over the past three years
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Oct 31
In the Beginning Was the Question

In the Beginning Was the Question

The question that started Rover was me emailing Josh and asking if we could build something that would use AI and social networking to help me get answers to my questions.
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Oct 28
Today in Briefs: Extra, Extra Innings Edition

Today in Briefs: Extra, Extra Innings Edition

Well. Everyone got all in a tizzy about the Dodgers and Blue Jays playing a 6 1/2 hour game
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Oct 27
Today in Briefs: Must be the Money Edition

Today in Briefs: Must be the Money Edition

Hello, and Welcome 2 the Dawn. We're starting something new here at Rover--a daily look at some
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Oct 24
Today in Briefs: Canadian Beef Edition

Today in Briefs: Canadian Beef Edition

President Trump says he's breaking off all trade negotiations with Canada because someone in Canada ran an ad
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