Russ Vaccaro / Playground

Useful tools.
Visible learning.

A working lab for sales systems, technical concepts, and lightweight software experiments. Each project starts small, ships publicly, and improves when it earns another iteration.

Current work

Experiments

5 small builds

Prototype

Reading Log Explorer

Search and filter books, surface takeaways, and choose a random item from the visible list.

  • Astro
  • JSON
  • Browser JS
Prototype

MEDDPICC Deal Diagnostic

Assess evidence across eight qualification dimensions and expose the weakest areas in a deal.

  • Forms
  • Scoring
  • localStorage
Prototype

Target Account POV Builder

Turn account signals, likely pain, and relevant capabilities into a structured working hypothesis.

  • Forms
  • Templates
  • Clipboard API
Active

Technical Learning Cards

A searchable set of concise concepts across AI/data, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and security.

  • TypeScript data
  • Filters
  • Disclosure UI
Active

Build Changelog

A public record of what changed, what each iteration taught, and what comes next.

  • Astro
  • TypeScript
  • Static rendering

Build rule

Start with the smallest useful version

  1. Static: prove the content and layout.
  2. Data-driven: move repeated content into JSON or TypeScript.
  3. Interactive: add forms, filters, and browser state.
  4. Connected: add APIs or a database only when the workflow warrants it.