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Re: Show HN: I made a form builder that saves data in Google Sheets

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Post by a_band »

hardtke wrote: post #16

I've been asked to maintain the contact info for a non profit club. Something like this is almost what I need, but I would also need to be able to edit existing entries as well as to run some simple queries (who has not paid their dues?). Does any such cloud based open source software exist? CRM systems are overkill, and there are some downloadable tools, but nothing cloud based AFAIK.

Yeah, I actually do something similar with some of my projects. I'm able to get good results directly querying sheets: https://www.benlcollins.com/spreadsheets/google-sheets-query...

Pivot tables have a bit of a learning curve but you can also use them to dynamically pull data out of sheets: https://support.google.com/docs/answer/1272900?hl=en&co=GENI...

Re: Show HN: I made a form builder that saves data in Google Sheets

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Post by mritchie712 »

a_band wrote: post #13
advisedwang wrote: post #12

Neat project. Are you worried that SurveyMonkey will attack you for having a similar name to their trademark?

Yikes. Hadn't considered that. Hopefully not.

This is the last thing you should be worried about

Re: Show HN: I made a form builder that saves data in Google Sheets

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Post by a_band »

raju wrote: post #25

Neat! Quick question—your pricing says "3 forms • 100 submissions" — Is that 100 submissions a month, or once you cross a 100 you have to sign up for the subscription? I have a use for this, so I think I will sign up regardless.

That's 100 submissions a month. Thanks for giving it a shot!

Re: Show HN: I made a form builder that saves data in Google Sheets

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Post by globalise83 »

a_band wrote: post #13
advisedwang wrote: post #12

Neat project. Are you worried that SurveyMonkey will attack you for having a similar name to their trademark?

Yikes. Hadn't considered that. Hopefully not.

Change it to Sheetdonkey. Donkeys are cool and you only have to change one letter everywhere.

Re: Show HN: I made a form builder that saves data in Google Sheets

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Post by conductr »

hardtke wrote: post #16

I've been asked to maintain the contact info for a non profit club. Something like this is almost what I need, but I would also need to be able to edit existing entries as well as to run some simple queries (who has not paid their dues?). Does any such cloud based open source software exist? CRM systems are overkill, and there are some downloadable tools, but nothing cloud based AFAIK.

Maybe give Airtable a go. I’d think something with an interface would be better than embedded

Re: Show HN: I made a form builder that saves data in Google Sheets

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Post by mgbmtl »

hardtke wrote: post #16

I've been asked to maintain the contact info for a non profit club. Something like this is almost what I need, but I would also need to be able to edit existing entries as well as to run some simple queries (who has not paid their dues?). Does any such cloud based open source software exist? CRM systems are overkill, and there are some downloadable tools, but nothing cloud based AFAIK.

CiviCRM is made for nonprofits. It can be overkill for simple requirements, but you can turn off most of the clutter. There is a low-cost SaaS hosting for $10/month (https://civicrm.org/spark). Full disclosure: I am a dev & hosting provider.

Re: Show HN: I made a form builder that saves data in Google Sheets

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Post by primitivesuave »

a_band wrote: post #13
advisedwang wrote: post #12

Neat project. Are you worried that SurveyMonkey will attack you for having a similar name to their trademark?

Yikes. Hadn't considered that. Hopefully not.

As someone who had to research this recently, but is not a lawyer (so take this with a grain of salt): I would find it highly unlikely that a legal challenge arises over this. You are not doing anything on your site to mislead customers or cause confusion with surveymonkey, you clearly did not act in bad faith, it would be impossible to collect evidence that actual customer confusion occurred, and it is reasonable to think that customers looking to send surveys online are sophisticated enough to determine the products apart.

The only possible trademark issue I can think of (I can't remember the exact case here, but it had to do with Polaroid) - a trademark holder can claim they intend to expand their operations to use the name, so SurveyMonkey could theoretically say they plan on expanding to [xyz]monkey without any obligation to actually do it.

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