Rick Deacon
Founder · CarCast
Rick Deacon is the founder of CarCast. He built the used-car price forecasting model and reviews every market analysis published on the site before it ships. Background in data and applied machine learning.
Articles by Rick Deacon
- Why we made our $99 lifetime tier public
June 15, 2026 · 4 min read
We tried a private 8-dealer cohort for the $99 CarCast Pro lifetime offer. 5 days, 0 clicks. So we did the obvious thing — opened it to everyone. Here's the math, the cap, and what's actually included.
- Used Trucks Are Trading Like a Volatile Stock. Most Dealers Don't Have a Chart.
May 4, 2026 · 7 min read
The 2026 used-car market moves like a thinly-traded equity — wholesale prices have swung 12% in 90-day windows. Dealers buy and sell six-figure inventory using last week's average. Here's what a real forecast looks like, and why we built CarCast.
- We're Live on Product Hunt — Forward-Looking Used-Car Price Forecasts
May 4, 2026 · 4 min read
CarCast launched on Product Hunt in May 2026. Here's the story behind why we built a forecasting tool for the used-car market and where the product is today.