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nickgervasi

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Co-founder & CTO @ Flowdash nick <at> flowdash <dot> com
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nickgervasi··on Show HN: Very Good Table is a no-code database for small businesses
One of the creators of Very Good Table here - I used MS Access a ton in the late 90's and early 2000's and have yet to see the equivalent on the web, even with solutions like Airtable out there. It was a big inspiration for building VGT. :)
nickgervasi··on Show HN: Very Good Table is a no-code database for small businesses
Thanks! I’d say the main differentiator over something like Airtable is being able to customize the record details page through our interface builder. We just launched today, but there will be more to come :)
nickgervasi··on Show HN: Very Good Table is a no-code database for small businesses
Sure! Our backend is Ruby on Rails with PostgreSQL. API layer is GraphQL, and React/Apollo on the frontend.
nickgervasi··on Show HN: Very Good Table is a no-code database for small businesses
Thanks for the feedback! I'm one of the creators of Very Good Table.

We've seen a similar trend ourselves and most of the time, Salesforce is far more complex than what SMBs actually need. Plus it's a nightmare to customize and maintain without hiring specialists.

The rest of your points make sense as well - we'll be sure to elaborate on the specifics of what you can accomplish with the integrations as well as how SMBs are using Very Good Table.

Thanks again for checking it out!

nickgervasi··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2022)
Flowdash | Product Marketer, Sales Leader | San Francisco & Remote (US-based) | Full-Time

Flowdash (https://flowdash.com) is an ultra-customizable task management platform well-suited for manual, repetitive tasks. We combine the familiarity of a spreadsheet with a visual workflow builder, plus built-in integrations to automate notifications and routine tasks so teams can focus on what matters.

We're opening our first two go-to-market roles and are excited to bring on a product marketer and sales leader. We're looking for creative, humble, and ambitious human beings to join our growing team.

As an early team member, you'll play an instrumental role in shaping our business direction, go-to-market strategy, and the type of company culture we build together.

More details at https://flowdash.com/careers

nickgervasi··on Show HN: Simple CRM and Sales Automation
What do you mean by that?
nickgervasi··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2021)
Flowdash | Senior Full-Stack Engineer | San Francisco & Remote (US-based) | Full-Time

Flowdash (https://flowdash.com) lets anyone build business workflows without code. We combine the familiarity of a spreadsheet with a visual workflow builder, plus built-in integrations to automate repetitive tasks so teams can focus on what matters.

We have a ton of interesting technical challenges and we're looking for humble, self-motivated and independent engineer to help us transform how organizations build software.

Our stack is Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, and React+Apollo on the frontend. As an early team member, you'll play an instrumental role in shaping our product strategy, technical architecture, and the type of company we build together.

Apply here: https://tinyurl.com/3njbr64c

More details at https://flowdash.com/careers

nickgervasi··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2021)
Flowdash | Senior Full-Stack Engineer, Senior Product Designer | San Francisco & Remote (US-based) | Full-Time

Flowdash (https://flowdash.com) lets anyone build business processes and workflows without code. We combine the familiarity of a spreadsheet with a visual workflow builder, plus built-in integrations to automate repetitive tasks so teams can focus on what matters.

We have a ton of interesting technical challenges and we're looking for humble, self-motivated and independent engineers and a product designer to help us transform how organizations build software.

Our stack is Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, and React+Apollo on the frontend. As an early team member, you'll play an instrumental role in shaping our product strategy, technical architecture, and the type of company we build together.

More details at https://flowdash.com/careers

nickgervasi··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2021)
Flowdash | Full-Stack Engineer | San Francisco | Full-Time

Flowdash (https://flowdash.com) lets you transform any database query into a business process. We combine the familiarity of a spreadsheet with a no-code visual workflow builder, plus built-in integrations to automate repetitive tasks so teams can focus on what matters.

We have a ton of interesting technical challenges and we're looking for humble, self-motivated and independent engineers to help us transform how organizations build software.

Our stack is Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, and React+Apollo on the frontend. As an early team member, you'll play an instrumental role in shaping our product strategy, technical architecture, and the type of company we build together.

More details at https://flowdash.com/careers

nickgervasi··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2021)
Flowdash | Senior Full-Stack Engineer, Senior Product Designer | San Francisco & Remote (US-based) | Full-Time

Flowdash (https://flowdash.com) lets anyone build business processes and workflows without code. We combine the familiarity of a spreadsheet with a visual workflow builder, plus built-in integrations to automate repetitive tasks so teams can focus on what matters.

We have a ton of interesting technical challenges and we're looking for humble, self-motivated and independent engineers and a product designer to help us transform how organizations build software.

Our stack is Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, and React+Apollo on the frontend. As an early team member, you'll play an instrumental role in shaping our product strategy, technical architecture, and the type of company we build together.

More details at https://flowdash.com/careers

nickgervasi··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2021)
Flowdash | Senior Full-Stack Engineer, Senior Product Designer | San Francisco & Remote (US-based) | Full-Time

Flowdash (https://flowdash.com) lets anyone build business processes and workflows without code. We combine the familiarity of a spreadsheet with a visual workflow builder, plus built-in integrations to automate repetitive tasks so teams can focus on what matters. We have a ton of interesting technical challenges and we're looking for humble, self-motivated and independent engineers and a product designer to help us transform how organizations build software. Our stack is Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, and React+Apollo on the frontend.

As an early team member, you'll play an instrumental role in shaping our product strategy, technical architecture, and the type of company we build together.

More details at https://flowdash.com/careers

To apply, please email your resume to jobs@flowdash.com

nickgervasi··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2021)
Flowdash | Senior Full-Stack Engineer, Frontend Engineer | San Francisco & Remote (US-based) | Full-Time

Flowdash (https://flowdash.com) lets anyone build business processes and workflows without code. We combine the familiarity of a spreadsheet with a visual workflow builder, plus built-in integrations to automate repetitive tasks so teams can focus on what matters. We have a ton of interesting technical challenges and we're looking for humble, self-motivated and independent engineers to help us transform how organizations build software. Our stack is Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, and React+Apollo on the frontend.

As an early team member, you'll play an instrumental role in shaping our product strategy, technical architecture, and the type of company we build together.

More details at https://flowdash.com/careers

To apply, please email your resume to jobs@flowdash.com

nickgervasi··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2021)
Flowdash | Senior Full-Stack Engineer, Frontend Engineer | San Francisco | Full-Time | Onsite (remote during COVID) Flowdash (https://flowdash.com) lets anyone build business processes and workflows without code. We combine the familiarity of a spreadsheet with a visual workflow builder, plus built-in integrations to automate repetitive tasks so teams can focus on what matters. We recently launched on Product Hunt and were awarded #2 product of the month! (https://www.producthunt.com/posts/flowdash)

We have a ton of interesting technical challenges and we're looking for humble, self-motivated and independent engineers to help us transform how organizations build software. Our stack is Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, and React+Apollo on the frontend.

As an early team member, you'll play an instrumental role in shaping our product strategy, technical architecture, and the type of company we build together.

More details at https://flowdash.com/careers

To apply, please email your resume to jobs@flowdash.com

nickgervasi··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2020)
Flowdash | Senior Full-Stack Engineer, Frontend Engineer | San Francisco | Full-Time | Onsite (remote during COVID)

Flowdash (https://flowdash.com) lets anyone build business processes and workflows without code. We combine the familiarity of a spreadsheet with a visual workflow builder, plus built-in integrations to automate repetitive tasks so teams can focus on what matters. We recently launched on Product Hunt and were awarded #2 product of the month! (https://www.producthunt.com/posts/flowdash)

We have a ton of interesting technical challenges and we're looking for humble, self-motivated and independent engineers to help us transform how organizations build software. Our stack is Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, and React+Apollo on the frontend.

As an early team member, you'll play an instrumental role in shaping our product strategy, technical architecture, and the type of company we build together.

More details at https://flowdash.com/careers

To apply, please email your resume to jobs@flowdash.com

nickgervasi··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2020)
Flowdash | Senior Full-Stack or Frontend Engineer | San Francisco | Full-Time | Onsite (remote during COVID)

Flowdash (https://flowdash.com) helps companies build semi-automated workflows with no code. By combining elements of task management, workflow automation, and a custom UI builder, we're creating a powerful platform that allows anyone at any organization to build the tools they need to get their work done.

Our stack is Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, and React+Apollo on the frontend.

As an early team member, you'll play an instrumental role in shaping our product strategy, technical architecture, and the type of company we build together.

More details at https://flowdash.com/careers

To apply, please email your resume to jobs@flowdash.com

nickgervasi··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2020)
Flowdash | Senior Full-Stack Engineer | San Francisco | Full-Time | ONSITE (REMOTE during COVID)

Flowdash (https://flowdash.com) helps companies build semi-automated workflows with no code. By combining elements of task management, workflow automation, and a custom UI builder, we're creating a powerful platform that allows anyone at any organization to build the tools they need to get their work done.

As an early team member, you'll play an instrumental role in shaping our product strategy, technical architecture, and the type of company we build together.

Our stack is Ruby on Rails on the backend with React + Apollo on the frontend.

More details at https://flowdash.com/careers

To apply, please email your resume to jobs@flowdash.com

nickgervasi··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2020)
Flowdash | Software Engineer, UI/UX Designer | San Francisco | Full-Time | ONSITE (REMOTE during COVID)

Flowdash (https://flowdash.com) helps companies build semi-automated workflows with no code. By combining elements of task management, workflow automation, and a custom UI builder, we're creating a powerful platform that allows anyone at any organization to build the tools they need to get their work done.

As an early team member, you'll play an instrumental role in shaping our product strategy, technical architecture, and the type of company we build together.

We're hiring software engineers and a UI/UX designer. More details at https://flowdash.com/careers

To apply, please email your resume to jobs@flowdash.com

nickgervasi··on Ask HN: What do you use Google Sheets for?
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nickgervasi··on Ask HN: What do you use Google Sheets for?
Curious - do any online communities exist for this purpose?
nickgervasi··on Ask HN: What do you use Google Sheets for?
Interesting- why is it blocked at work?
nickgervasi··on Ask HN: What do you use Google Sheets for?
Got it. Transparently, I've been working on a tool called Flowdash (https://flowdash.com) that helps bring structured data to workflows like this. I'd love to get your feedback since it sounds like you're pretty familiar with the problem.
nickgervasi··on Ask HN: What do you use Google Sheets for?
That's pretty cool! I was recently looking at Google's API docs as well, but I'll definitely check out node-google-spreadsheet.

One thing I could never figure out from Google's API docs is whether you can retrieve the revision history of a particular cell? Going out on a limb here, but has anyone had any luck with this?

nickgervasi··on Ask HN: What do you use Google Sheets for?
"I use it as a great way to share data from ad-hoc queries" So you run some database queries, copy/paste the results in Google Sheets, then share them with other folks on the team? What do they do with the data? How often are you generating these query results?

"A working spreadsheet is definitely the best requirements doc in the world" +1. I had a summer job in high school writing small programs for a local business, one of which was a tool to manage their workplace injury claims. Previously they were calculating everything in Excel, so translating that into a VB6 app was really straight forward.

nickgervasi··on Ask HN: What do you use Google Sheets for?
extracttable.com looks cool! Looking forward to reading the Show HN post!
nickgervasi··on Ask HN: What do you use Google Sheets for?
Interesting! I also used a spreadsheet a while back when playing reactoridle.com. Similarly, I had a spreadsheet for my weight and body fat % every day.

Agree that while independent services are possible, it's hard to beat the flexibility you get from Sheets.

nickgervasi··on Ask HN: What do you use Google Sheets for?
I see. I haven't used it myself, but I know Trello has a custom fields feature to add structured data to each card (https://help.trello.com/article/1067-using-the-custom-fields...).

Are you the only one working out of this spreadsheet or do you share it with others?

nickgervasi··on Ask HN: What do you use Google Sheets for?
That's great. Do you use a consistent naming scheme or categories to help aggregate data?
nickgervasi··on Ask HN: What do you use Google Sheets for?
That's pretty cool! I took a look at your repo out of curiosity. I didn't realize Google Sheets had an easy way to read sheet data as JSON. Neat!
nickgervasi··on Ask HN: What do you use Google Sheets for?
Interesting use case! Any reason you didn't consider something like Trello for this? It seems like it would fit it nicely and give you a nice visual overview of where each shipping container is.
nickgervasi··on Ask HN: What do you use Google Sheets for?
No need to apologize. :) There's a reason spreadsheets are so widely used, and I often find myself using Google Sheets or Excel for a wide array of tasks before even considering more specialized alternatives. I'm already paying for it (or it's free), I know how to use it, and it's extremely flexible.

"having worked for such a company" If you don't mind me asking, which company was that?

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