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spreadsheet analysis add-in
SHOW HN2014
192points
43comments
#108of 2,272 in 2014
Top 5%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
3 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 6 critical, out of 18 comments about the project. Thread score -0.06.
Idea: 1 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Novel concept
From 2 comments
IMHO, the concept is novel. Having worked in BI/data analysis fields, I have seen a fair share of large xls files with complex calculations. Can't really try now since blocked at…
sean_the_geek on HNFantastic!!
eddielee6 on HN
Useful for documenting spreadsheets
From 1 comment
Some feedback: - Getting the license key was a bit slow, I went through the process of getting a reminder before the original turned up (I guess I'm impatient - but it's annoying…
arethuza on HN
Objections
Installer is heavy at 125MB and installation is cumbersome
From 3 comments
Preliminary bitching while it's downloading: 125mb for an Excel plugin? WTF?
roel_v on HNOK here is my feedback. First some superficial stuff: Installshield is not going to fly with the market you want to make real money off, i.e. big organisations who want to deploy…
roel_v on HNseems like a really interesting concept, although I do think you might struggle getting that into the enterprise (or even medium/large business space) given the heavy…
heymishy on HN
Too different from Excel and hard to read at scale
From 2 comments
Some feedback: - Getting the license key was a bit slow, I went through the process of getting a reminder before the original turned up (I guess I'm impatient - but it's annoying…
arethuza on HNOK here is my feedback. First some superficial stuff: Installshield is not going to fly with the market you want to make real money off, i.e. big organisations who want to deploy…
roel_v on HN
Corporate security concerns with cloud or install
From 2 comments
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…
f292 on HNIm currently in consultancy for financial services and getting anything either in as cloud-based SaaS or even a well-established vendor is a nightmare of risk assessments and red…
heymishy on HN
Pricing too high
From 1 comment
OK here is my feedback. First some superficial stuff: Installshield is not going to fly with the market you want to make real money off, i.e. big organisations who want to deploy…
roel_v on HN
Only works with Excel, not Linux or LibreOffice
From 1 comment
Looks nice, sadly it's not only for Excel and I'm on Linux, having only LibreOffice or Gnumeric.
jglauche on HN
Requests
Allow annotation and grouping of nodes
From 2 comments
OK here is my feedback. First some superficial stuff: Installshield is not going to fly with the market you want to make real money off, i.e. big organisations who want to deploy…
roel_v on HNHi, then if you are building this you should put a real database in the middle and work on hierarchies, structures, mappings, comparisons and drill downs. You should allow…
kfk on HN
Better display of 2D ranges
From 2 comments
OK here is my feedback. First some superficial stuff: Installshield is not going to fly with the market you want to make real money off, i.e. big organisations who want to deploy…
roel_v on HNThanks 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…
f292 on HN
Fix fixed header on website
From 1 comment
The first thing I noticed about your site is how obnoxious the fixed header is. Please kill it! Not everyone has high vertical pixel density.
babby on HN
Ability to return to the Excel cell
From 2 comments
OK here is my feedback. First some superficial stuff: Installshield is not going to fly with the market you want to make real money off, i.e. big organisations who want to deploy…
roel_v on HNThanks 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…
f292 on HN
Questions
Who is the target customer
From 2 comments
"So I think I'm exactly your target customer." From what you've said, I would argue that you're /not/ their target customer. I used to work with medium- to high-complexity Excel…
christudor on HNFinance here. Just gave it a try, it won’t fly. There are 2 types of finance: those that take a spreadsheet as it is and just “use” it; those that read formulas. Neither of the 2…
kfk on HN
Why a license key is needed for a demo
From 1 comment
Some feedback: - Getting the license key was a bit slow, I went through the process of getting a reminder before the original turned up (I guess I'm impatient - but it's annoying…
arethuza on HN
Alternatives named
Excel Trace Precedents and F2 highlighting
From 2 comments
Some feedback: - Getting the license key was a bit slow, I went through the process of getting a reminder before the original turned up (I guess I'm impatient - but it's annoying…
arethuza on HN"So I think I'm exactly your target customer." From what you've said, I would argue that you're /not/ their target customer. I used to work with medium- to high-complexity Excel…
christudor on HN
HFM and BPC
From 1 comment
Hi, then if you are building this you should put a real database in the middle and work on hierarchies, structures, mappings, comparisons and drill downs. You should allow…
kfk on HN
excel2flow
From 1 comment
I had some trouble reading nested IF functions, so I wrote a piece of code which translates them into flowcharts: http://excel2flow.asp2.cz/ (weekend project)
excel2flow on HN