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How do you guys plan to compete with Google Spreadsheets? I can already do this stuff in it (free) and just use the built in GoogleFinance calls (and their lim
by canistr 12y ago
How do you guys plan to compete with Google Spreadsheets?
I can already do this stuff in it (free) and just use the built in GoogleFinance calls (and their limit is 1000 per sheet).
Plus I have all the other advantages of a spreadsheet program.
- jwblackwell 12y agoI wasn't aware you could do this and I'm sure many causal investors aren't. Plus this is not as user friendly: https://support.google.com/docs/answer/3093281?hl=en https://support.google.com/docs/answer/3093281?hl=en
- canistr 12y agoPossibly. But I suspect many casual investors (on HN anyway) might be familiar with Excel. In which case =GoogleFinance("GOOG", "price") may not be all that complicated. Plus it helps that it's free. Examples: Function list - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0Ault2FD3uBwydEVqWERkWEh3Nkl4QjVIR0lFVE93dlE&output=html https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0Ault2FD3uBwydEV... Watch list - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0Ault2FD3uBwydG5IVWt3blltWWVXdDR1T2otaDBqTXc&output=html https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0Ault2FD3uBwydG5... Watchlist + holdings - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0Ault2FD3uBwydDlBY1dSeF9iOGlaQmRFclNkNUtHMUE&output=html https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0Ault2FD3uBwydDl...
- coffeejay 12y agoThis is very interesting - thanks for pointing it out. I think one way we're working on being competitive is the breadth and depth of our research. Rather than just fundamental data points, we're working on integrating more complicated queries such as 'What's the weighted average cost of capital for $AAPL'. We view it as a great opportunity for automation of financial research.