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This seems like it's more intended to promote Airtable than actually provide information. I've never heard of Airtable but it doesn't seem to be a good format f

This seems like it's more intended to promote Airtable than actually provide information. I've never heard of Airtable but it doesn't seem to be a good format for long blocks of text.

officialchicken 11y ago
The Airtable <embed> [0] containing the legal documents do not seem to comply with EU privacy laws; you will not even have the chance to learn that unless you have DNT enabled in your browser. This is for US residents and visa-holders creating a US-based corporation doing business primarily in the US. If the majority of your income is generated outside the US (even Canada or Mexico) this probably won't help you too much. Nothing within the article applies or helps EU or Asia-based startups. [0] https://airtable.com/shrOQ3Gf4Hs3Gvvvc/tblbXrHGAKizU1U4P/viwzlhBhP0fUIeUp4 https://airtable.com/shrOQ3Gf4Hs3Gvvvc/tblbXrHGAKizU1U4P/viw...
nihonde 11y ago
Speaking of which, a spreadsheet widget is the worst possible delivery format for the long-form text in this article.
- howsta 11y ago
  You can expand the long text cells by clicking the expansion arrows that appear in the top right corner of the cell. I would also highly recommend using the full-screen version rather than embed (by clicking "View Larger Version"): https://airtable.com/shrOQ3Gf4Hs3Gvvvc https://airtable.com/shrOQ3Gf4Hs3Gvvvc I would also add that, while I'm certainly biased, there is benefit to making this a "cloneable" database that you can then use as a personal checklist, add notes, further attachments, etc which you wouldn't be able to do with a simple blog post, for instance.
  - justinlardinois 11y ago
    Now I'm kinda curious, especially since you emphasize the cloneable part: what makes this better than a Google Sheet?
    - howsta 11y ago
      For starters, 1) File attachments 2) Better mobile UI (Airtable's database records can be displayed as cards on touch devices, whereas a traditional spreadsheet is always a 2d grid). 3) Interactive fields like checkboxes, dropdowns, etc. 4) Ability to expand records into a form detail view for better readability of long text, etc.
      - justinlardinois 11y ago
        Sheets does have #3.
jatenate 11y ago
We used (an earlier version of) this guide for our incorporation, and found it extremely helpful. Airtable as the medium worked well - there are other longform posts out there about the process, but having an actionable checklist of steps, with descriptions for each, was far more helpful for us.

This seems like it's more intended to promote Airtable than actually provide information. I've never heard of Airtable but it doesn't seem to be a good format for long blocks of text.

officialchicken 11y ago

The Airtable <embed> [0] containing the legal documents do not seem to comply with EU privacy laws; you will not even have the chance to learn that unless you have DNT enabled in your browser. This is for US residents and visa-holders creating a US-based corporation doing business primarily in the US. If the majority of your income is generated outside the US (even Canada or Mexico) this probably won't help you too much. Nothing within the article applies or helps EU or Asia-based startups. [0] https://airtable.com/shrOQ3Gf4Hs3Gvvvc/tblbXrHGAKizU1U4P/viwzlhBhP0fUIeUp4 https://airtable.com/shrOQ3Gf4Hs3Gvvvc/tblbXrHGAKizU1U4P/viw...

nihonde 11y ago

Speaking of which, a spreadsheet widget is the worst possible delivery format for the long-form text in this article.

howsta 11y ago
You can expand the long text cells by clicking the expansion arrows that appear in the top right corner of the cell. I would also highly recommend using the full-screen version rather than embed (by clicking "View Larger Version"): https://airtable.com/shrOQ3Gf4Hs3Gvvvc https://airtable.com/shrOQ3Gf4Hs3Gvvvc I would also add that, while I'm certainly biased, there is benefit to making this a "cloneable" database that you can then use as a personal checklist, add notes, further attachments, etc which you wouldn't be able to do with a simple blog post, for instance.
- justinlardinois 11y ago
  Now I'm kinda curious, especially since you emphasize the cloneable part: what makes this better than a Google Sheet?
  - howsta 11y ago
    For starters, 1) File attachments 2) Better mobile UI (Airtable's database records can be displayed as cards on touch devices, whereas a traditional spreadsheet is always a 2d grid). 3) Interactive fields like checkboxes, dropdowns, etc. 4) Ability to expand records into a form detail view for better readability of long text, etc.
    - justinlardinois 11y ago
      Sheets does have #3.

jatenate 11y ago

We used (an earlier version of) this guide for our incorporation, and found it extremely helpful. Airtable as the medium worked well - there are other longform posts out there about the process, but having an actionable checklist of steps, with descriptions for each, was far more helpful for us.