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Re: Show HN: A Notion-like platform for building interactive models

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Not sure if this was the feedback you were looking for but I spent about a year in a similar field trying to build out a product before we successfully pivoted. The product was very similar to grid.is Ours was really tough sell as a product because it wasn't really a product. It was kind of a no code platform that worked with excel models. It was technically very capable and cool, converting excel logic to run in bro…

Very good points. One thing that still makes us broad but narrows down is the fact that we are focusing on financial modelling and analysis. But yeah, as Nuno pointed out, it's a new product category and super broad in application, which is part of what makes us excited about this!

Re: Show HN: A Notion-like platform for building interactive models

#13

Awesome work yall. We're doing something similar for a more focused market. How long did this take to build?

about 2 years give or take. but there's a lot more than the surface shows:

* live collab * own parser, interpreter, computer, language

if you are building something similar happy to jump and tell you more! always keen on helping others! good luck

Re: Show HN: A Notion-like platform for building interactive models

#14
I don’t understand who the audience is (obv not me).

People who make models for a living: hard to remove them from excel. Likely view this product as superfluous. Likely find excel, comments etc as enough to collaborate.

People who don’t make models as their main role function: hard to get them to invest in a solution that only impacts 10% of their time.

I think products like this tend to be too frivolous for the power users and too intense for the casuals.

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