Title: Hey HN! We’re excited to show you Subset (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;subset.so" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;subset.so</a>)! Subset is a spreadsheet on an infinite canvas where you can drop in spreadsheet building blocks and connect them together to easily build good looking analytical tools.<p>My cofounder and I both worked in finance before this. We quit our jobs and learned to code to build the spreadsheet we always wanted.<p>We got frustrated with how much time was wasted recreating the same thing from scratch or trying to extract something reusable from a previous spreadsheet. We wanted a spreadsheet with more composability and a community of building blocks to work off of.<p>Why infinite canvas? Reusability is not really a first class concept in a traditional endless spreadsheet grid [1]. A canvas felt more intuitive. You can communicate data flow, better understand inputs&#x2F;outputs, and quickly make data presentable.<p>Subset is browser based and real-time multiplayer. It is free to use. We haven’t figured out a pricing model yet, but we imagine it’ll be a freemium SaaS model.<p>We’ve spent a lot of time on getting the core spreadsheet functionality as close to Sheets&#x2F;Excel as possible, but there’s a lot more to do here. This list could be endless, but let us know if we need anything in particular.<p>Here’s a couple templates to explore:<p>Splitting a bill that includes sharing items - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;subset.so&#x2F;templates&#x2F;how-to-split-a-bill" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;subset.so&#x2F;templates&#x2F;how-to-split-a-bill</a>
Calculating the cap rate and cash yield on real estate investments - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;subset.so&#x2F;templates&#x2F;quick-real-estate-deal-calculator" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;subset.so&#x2F;templates&#x2F;quick-real-estate-deal-calculato...</a><p>We love spreadsheets and we think this combination of a canvas + reusable blocks has the potential to solve some of the biggest challenges with spreadsheets themselves.<p>Let us know what you think!<p>— AJ and Jason<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.microsoft.com&#x2F;en-us&#x2F;research&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;prod&#x2F;2020&#x2F;04&#x2F;joharizadeh_2020_gridlets.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.microsoft.com&#x2F;en-us&#x2F;research&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;prod&#x2F;2020&#x2F;0...</a>
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