Anais Concepcion
@anaisconce.bsky.social
Co-CEO @ Grist — Building better tools for your data
I'm having so much fun with Grist. Open source spreadsheet-like database-based app builder. Use their hosted version, host your own, or get the local desktop app. https://youtu.be/3IZiBdDePSI @grist #Grist #getGrist #openSource #foss #spreadsheets #databases
With Airtable getting acquired, there's chatter about where should Airtable users should go next. Check out Grist: getgrist.com/airtable-alt... Grist's Airtable migration tool is so slick! ✨🚀 Try it at getgrist.com or self-host it on your own. #airtable #grist
AI agents can read a database schema, but they don't know what it means, e.g. a status of 3 means "shipped." So they guess, write wrong SQL, and lose your trust. Epoch8 fixed it with a metadata layer in Grist. Co-founder Olga shows how, live July 24, 10am ET. www.getgrist.com/grist-epoch8...
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Special webinar on Thursday! Join us and Dotphoton co-founder Bruno Sanguinetti to see how they built a traceable QA system for the European Space Agency. Thursday @ 10:30AM ET/4:30PM CET Sign up here: www.getgrist.com/grist-dotpho...
I wanted "PowerPoint, but in Grist." The community had already built it. Grist is different from most open source projects b/c you don't have to touch the source code to contribute meaningfully. Custom widgets let you build any interface on top of Grist's data — without touching Grist itself.
The latest Signal & WhatsApp breaches targeting German & Dutch officials show the risks of using consumer apps in government. ❌ As European governments pursue digitally sovereign strategies, they should ban the use of consumer apps for government-related conversations.
Latest Signal and WhatsApp breaches show that consumer apps have no place in government
On Monday the General Dutch Intelligence Agency (AIVD) and Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) announced a sustained Russian-backed campaign targeting Signal and WhatsApp users. ...
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“You’re hiring? How! AI is changing everything.” We’re hiring, so I’ve gotten a few questions about how I’m thinking about structuring a team in the context of AI. I have two main thoughts 🧵👇
We're hiring to beef up our GTM team! 💪 We're looking for a Head of Marketing and a Founding Account Executive. If you or anyone you know could be a fit, send me a message. 💐 Summary details in thread. 🧵👇 Full job descriptions here: www.getgrist.com/work-with-us/
Grist just showed up on LinkedIn as a skill people are listing on their profiles. Apparently you can just *do* that? We didn't know, but our users did. 💐✨ The team is tickled. We're adding it to our own profiles. 🤭 Thank you to the power users who made Grist a skill worth putting on your résumé.
I spoke with Emily Omier, host of The Business of Open Source pod, about Grist's strategy to give free activation codes for the enterprise version of Grist to individuals and small businesses. You can listen to the episode here: share.transistor.fm/s/66e720d1 More in thread 🧵👇
Changing Your Price Anchor with Anais Concepcion | The Business of Open Source | Episode 268
There’s a new episode of The Business of Open Source today! It’s been a while. I talked with Anais Concepcion about a program she’s been testing at Grist to give free activation codes for the enterpri...
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Looking for a cool crowdsourced dataset to test a new feature we recently shipped: suggestions. It's a way to propose changes to a spreadsheet without overwriting the original – something which has existed in document editors for years, but never made it to spreadsheets. More in 🧵👇
Went to create my bluesky account, saw username "anaisconce" was taken. What? By who? It was me. Apparently I created an account in 2024, did nothing with it, and promptly forgot. This time will be different, I swear. 🙃