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f292

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About f292

Building data.zint.io

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    Comment #10438215

    Worth clarifying that we don't do any of this - we absolutely don't scrape the data of your 1st degree connections or anyone else; only leads that you explicitly query. Email addre…

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    Comment #9239134

    Our users really are across a bunch of different industries. That's the thing - this is such a widespread problem that it's not constrained to one space. Data from Saleforce -> Mix…

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    Comment #9239024

    Thanks for asking. We're very much focussed on automating the process of getting rows and rows of data out of one system and into another. (e.g. transfer all of today's sales data …

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    Comment #9238995

    Thanks for sharing!

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    Comment #8952694

    The focus is much more on people who are currently running existing, manual processes in spreadsheets (e.g. monthly reporting) and has much less of a database element. For example,…

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    Comment #8788456

    This is an awesome concept- I always find myself trying to get the best deals. The biggest issue for me is the upfront fee. A percentage of final savings would be far preferable.

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    Comment #8136233

    Thanks for the feedback. The big pain point we are focussing on is when you are given someone else's spreadsheet that you are not familiar with. It then can take hours to get your …

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    Comment #8136212

    We think a lot of the value in Slate will lie in the ability to alter the level of detail you can see in the model. One of the really exciting ideas we have is to allow you to grou…

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    Comment #8136197

    Thanks for your comments - really useful. Sorry you did not find it helpful for the sheet you tried it on. We have not yet implemented a way of showing 2D nodes in an intuitive man…

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    Comment #8136145

    We have had a couple of larger firms suggest this as an option they would prefer, but moving quickly in this direction is the biggest problem though. Thanks!

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    Comment #8136139

    Point taken! Will fix this.

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    Comment #8136119

    What we have found is that one of the biggest problems in the BI space is the fact people are not able to code and resort to some of the horrific formulae we see. But agreed - incl…

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    Comment #8136087

    Good point. We have had some issues with corporate security, especially in larger organisations, and are looking at alternatives. Moving to cloud software could be an option, but b…

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    Comment #8136038

    Great would really like to hear what you think. My email is fraser@useslate.com if you have any feedback.

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    Comment #8136015

    The add-in is currently bundled with all its dependencies so it will install quicker once you have downloaded it. Some of the bulkier files include the Chromium Embedded Framework …

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    Comment #8136006

    We're the cofounders of Slate. We've just released a stable beta - let us know what you think!

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