Domain experts across a range of domains use spreadsheets to “encode” their unique expertise. Many are looking for ways to monetize it. — In the couple of years since we launched GRID I’ve been lucky enough to get to know many of our most enthusiastic users. I think it would be fair to say that we have accumulated somewhat of a fan base. Our biggest fans are usually domain experts in their field…

Take a look at the spreadsheets in your life, and you will notice that every sheet falls into one of two categories: Free-form: Your typical spreadsheet model with quite a lot of inputs/assumptions, interim calculations and results. The layout is loosely organized, and often more for the sake of human…

Earlier this week, we launched GRID 2.0, a major update that marks our full transition from a secondary tool on top of traditional spreadsheets, to a full-blown, all-in-one numbers tool — making good on a plan we announced early 2022. While it is just one of the many innovations we’re…

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 …