Large language models won’t replace financial modelers any time soon, but are here to assist them already — With all the well deserved attention GPT-3 is getting these days, not least in the context of software development (a la Copilot), it’s no wonder many are thinking about what they might mean for the most widely used end-user development environments of them all: spreadsheet software. There has been quite…

GRID is on a mission to become the numbers tool for a new generation. This week marks a big milestone for us. Up until now, GRID has been a companion tool for your spreadsheets — a secondary tool providing a way for users of Google Sheets and Excel to build…

With the rise of next-generation productivity tools I feel that we are about to witness a two-pronged race: A race to become the best generic “surface provider” for different surface types. A race to become the best “block provider” for each of many specific purposes, delivered into a surface of…

From the very beginning, one of the core ideas behind GRID has been that spreadsheets — and spreadsheet models in particular — can be made easier to share and consume by bringing them to the web with beautiful narration and engaging interactivity. For the interactivity we knew that we’d need…

Businesses analyze their past using Business Intelligence, but spreadsheet models are where they dream about the future. — Business Intelligence tools are wonderful. Dashboards allow businesses to keep an eye on their operations and the self-service nature of tools such as PowerBI, Tableau and Qlik allow end-users to quickly answer important business questions. These insights — however — are inherently about the past. That’s what BI tools are…

Working with numbers and data does not have to be so intimidating. — We all have a need to explore, explain and collaborate on what matters to us. Doing so with numbers should be as easy as with text, images and videos. I believe we can all be numbers people. But in order for that to happen, data tools must: Lower the friction …

GRID has already given spreadsheets a new face. In 2022 we’re transforming GRID to become the primary tool of choice for modern teams working with numbers. GRID was founded around the core insight that working easily with numbers should not only be for the initiated, but is something that hundreds…

It’s the formula language used in today’s spreadsheets. And this article explains why it deserves to be called “Excel formula language”. Before you read on: If you don’t think of spreadsheets as programs, read this. The syntax and conventions in today’s spreadsheet formulas bear a lot of resemblance the syntax…

I’m thrilled that we are rolling out the next step on our journey to make GRID the tool where modern teams explore and explain matters at hand with numbers: Conversations. When GRID launched commercially in March, our focus was on the GRID document, the web-friendly presentation layer that traditional spreadsheets…