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Data Analytics and BI for Non-Tech Managers
Aakriti Mahajan
DataSquirrel.ai — Fastest way: csv/xls to dashboard report, no ChatGPT upload
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DataSquirrel saves you time, stress, and pain when understanding data, creating clear visuals and dashboard reports. It's: Fast. Guided. Plain English. Auto-analyze. Auto-clean. Auto-chart. Share. Comment. Download. DataSquirrel is now open to BETA users!
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Aakriti Mahajan
Hey there! 👋 I'm super excited to announce the Beta launch of DataSquirrel to this amazing community! DataSquirrel was born from a real frustration my co-founder Martijn and I discussed back in 2020. As business users, we face constant struggles in making sense of data, which is in different sources and formats. With no data analyst or no-training BI tool, we need to spend many hours on crunching numbers ourselves. We realized many professionals share our pain, so we built DataSquirrel.ai, the ultimate solution for data analysis needs, aiming to become the Canva of Data analysis. Here's why you should try DataSquirrel: 👩‍🔧 No integration or tech support required - simply upload CSV or XLS (in future Google Sheets) 🧹 Automated cleaning and standardization of your data. ✨ Guided analysis, including Test-to-Chart input for faster results. ⚙️ Customizations - filter, segment, date grouping, theme, etc. 👆 One-click creation of PDF/PPT reports or sharing of interactive dashboards. DataSquirrel's completely guided end-to-end flow saves regularly about 80% of your time spent on analytics. It's perfect for professionals or teams from any function who want to be self-reliant and confident in their business decisions - from any function: sales, marketing, product, HR, management, consulting 🕶 If you are the Excel - guru in your work place, giving your colleagues DataSquirrel would free up a lot of your time too 😜 Building DataSquirrel has been a truly special experience: making a concept come to live with a close friend who is as passionate as I am about simplifying complex data problems is a dream come true. Our small team of 8 has a roadmap bigger than us 😀 - one step data combining, advanced cleaning and analytics, annotations, more chart types, automated integration, and much more! We would ❤️ for you to signup to DataSquirrel, and take her for a spin, provide us with feedback, and send happy energy & support our way 🫶
Aakriti Mahajan
@gabe_moronta thanks Gabe 🙂
Jye Sandiford
@aakriti_mahajan1 thanks for sharing and on face value I love the proposition however I haven't been able to progress past onboarding. You mention set up for free, no credit card required but after filling out sign up details there is no option to continue moving forwards to test the product. For a tool like this been able to see how it operates before sharing payment details is key, can you please help me understand if this is possible and if so how I can do this?
Aakriti Mahajan
@sandiforward Hi Jye. I see that you registered an hour ago. Around the same time, you must have received an Activation email from launch-team@datasquirrel.ai. Please follow the steps in the email to set your password and start using the platform. Hope this helps!
Robin Singhvi
Damn! That is a slick product! Going to export my Metabase data and try and create a bunch of reports that otherwise I would have to ask my product or dev guys to create for me! Just one question though - is my data confidential to me? Wouldn't want my product data to be out there in the open for folks! Thanks and congrats on a great launch @aakriti_mahajan1 and team! 👏 👏
Aakriti Mahajan
@robinsinghvi Absolutely! Your data is confidential to you as we take data security very seriously, and this is one of the reasons we don't upload your data to AI providers. Your source files are stored temporarily in order to extract and process, but than the data is transferred to our secure file-based format and stored on a secure cloud in Europe. Consolidated data is stored in our database for quick charting, but only accessible to you and to specific roles in our team (for support purposes). Hope this helps, and thank you for your support 🙂
Martijn Moret
What a great day today! An idea 💡 became a concept, grew to a prototype, was ready for alpha-tester and now we announce the Beta launch of our platform! Beta because we’d love to get more feedback from you on the flow, the looks, the feel and of course the missing features to have DataSquirrel become your go-to platform for anything Data. I have been always on the bridge between business and IT. Learned myself programming at 12 (Sinclair ZX-81 baby!) and after a career with roles like solution architect, delivery manager, as well as co—founding several companies, this is the first attempt to solve a big frustration… Getting grasps on a new set of data, and the analysis of it, takes hours or days. Even tough I speak python and Excel-formulae fluently. I also see many colleagues/managers/directors struggling with the fact they always need to rely on an Excel-guru, or the Engineering department or the Data-team to get insights on which they base their business decisions. Sometimes because of lack of skill, sometimes because the time to dive in is lacking! It is time to re-empower all professionals in dealing data and statistics by facilitating the data exploration process, guide the analysis, prevent mistakes due to dirty data, and help collaboration. We believe in empowering and educating professionals and grow data literacy, to stay relevant in today’s fast pacing and data-driven business environments. The new kid on the block since a few months is OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT, as part of all the Generative AI initiatives. While promising solutions (currently on the top of the technology hype cycle), experts are careful about it’s applications and it information security. Therefore we have chosen to not upload any data to a Large Language Model transformer like ChatGPT, because: (a) it is not secure in any way (b) RLHF - what is AI learning from your data and how is it distributed? In short, nobody knows exactly what OpenAI does with your data if you would upload it in their platform. That being said, AI is progressing rapidly and so is DataSquirrel, and we use AI tooling in a secure and privacy-centred way, and will only share header information of your files with 3rd parties, for different functions of our platform. This also decreases the risk of hallucination, a common risk, completely undesirable in a business situation with real and sensitive data. It’s an exciting world out there currently, and my co-founder @aakriti_mahajan1 and I are getting inspired from all the feedback and ideas we receive on a daily basis! It clearly shows there is a need for Data Analysis for Everyone. So most likely also for you! Why don’t you sign up and give it a try? And oh, don’t forget to support :-) 🙏🏻
Martijn Moret
@jeeiee Hi! Would love to know about your requirements. Can you mail to founders@datasquirrel.ai ?
Jim Engine
I like that it provides Auto-Analyze and that is super fast. Nothing to complain about @aakriti_mahajan1 👌 @martijn_moret
Aakriti Mahajan
@officialexaking Thanks Jim! It is one of my favourite features too 🙂
Jamel
Congratulations on the launch of DataSquirrel! Your solution for simplifying data analysis is impressive! Best of luck with the launch and future development.
Aakriti Mahajan
@onejamel Thanks for the support and wishes Jamel 🙂
Congratulations on the launch... excellent idea! I see multiple usecases from hotel data analysis to begin with. This could change things around for Sivi.ai too, can't wait to explore.
Aakriti Mahajan
@tejaswini_gopalaswamy Rightly said. My co-founder @martijn_moret is has worked in the Hospitality sector for a bit, and we spoke about the same. Data is broken and tons of data is being maintained/circulated in spreadsheets. With lack of flexible data analytics tool, this industry could truly benefit with DataSquirrel. Thanks for your support & would love any more feedback 🙂
Neil Dave
Congratulations on the launch Aakriti and Martijn! Super fortunate to be an Alpha user and see Datasquirrel into what it is today. More power to you guys and can’t wait to see what comes next. Have been using datasquirrel since I’ve gotten Alpha access, and it has immensely simplified my workflow to find insights as a PM. What I particularly like 1. DS helps me get to starting point on finding insights from a dataset in minutes. No need to write our SQL or clean the data before I start playing with it. 2. My workflow inevitably required data analysts to first extract the insights I needed and then play around with them on a sheet. DS eliminates that need and takes it from days to minutes. 3. A lot of my job is playing around with datasets to uncover user insights from conversion data and usage data. DS makes that starting point happen in minutes and also allows me to create custom graphs to showcase the insight and share them. 4. Might just be me, but I appreciate the no BS UI that gets me to where I need to be ASAP, without unnecessary animations and flows. Overall, DS has become a integral part of my PM workflow and I love it! Look forward to when y’all integrate live sheet updates and see what y’all build with the new chatGPT plugins.
Martijn Moret
@bavedave Thank you Neil for you great reaction! We couldn't improve it further without your feedback early on!
Aakriti Mahajan
@bavedave Such a lovely detailed review! Thanks Neil for being the constant support in our journey. Can't wait for you to try out the latest version & see many of your inputs implemented ;)
Morgan Kung
It looks so convinient and easy to start. Data collection and analysis is important for all businesses, but this work is always very tedious, really hope to find a simple and efficient product to help me do this, a very great "pain point". Will definitely let my team try. Congratulations for the launch and good luck!
David Matichuk
Something is broken. I know it said it would take time to complete my registration but the UI until then is broken. I still see the "get started" button but when I push it I get a registration page. It won't let me register again though, obviously. So why can't I log in, even if only to see that my registration is pending? It's a strange limbo place to be. Before I registered it had an option to share to my contacts. I figured I'd register first, of course, but after I registered I can no longer enter email addresses to share? That's odd.
Aakriti Mahajan
@david_matichuk1 Hi David. There was a small glitch and I have fixed it. You are registered with DataSquirrel Beta and you must have received an email at 8:45am PT. Next, please expect the follow-up activation email to be sent to you - in a couple of days. Meanwhile, feel free to leave me an email at founders@datasquirrel.ai for the email addresses that you wish to share DataSquirrel platform with, and I will do the needful. Hope this helps :) Thanks & look forward to you trying out our platform soon.
Tarun Rajaputhran
Finally someone built a product that everyone from any generation can use without feeling handicap or dumb. Thanks for simplifying working with data ❤️
Aakriti Mahajan
@rajaputhran Your simple yet powerful words make for the best "testimonial" 😀 Thanks Tarun! Hoping to live up to this :)
adityachintawar
Congratulations on the launch @aakriti_mahajan1 !! I deeply believe - "data is as dumb as the person looking at it". DataSquirrel majorly solves that problem as you empower the user to see the insights and not just raw dump of data. Not everybody is proficient in excel to crunch the number and come up with actionable insights quickly and this product helps folks to break that boundary! Current data analysis tools available in the market are expensive in terms of real cost & the actual time required for the overall integration, steep learning curve etc. and then finally see the actionable insights. What I like about DataSquirrel is that it will enable users to play with both structured and unstructured data and create a graphical story with nearly instant analysis thus empowering decision making. The fact that I can put all of this in a deck or a PDF is simple amazing, very well thought MVP product! Kudos for the launch and all the best for the journey ahead.
Aakriti Mahajan
@adityachintawar Lovely comment Aditya. This connects with me on so many levels, and validated why DataSquirrel was built ofcourse :) I have been that person - who was not proficient with excel but loved my numbers! And being a PM in early stage startups means you do 10 things at one time. And while gut & experience can solve for some things, you need data for the others. Which was a constant challenge considering it's in different sources, and current tools can be inflexible, leading to procrastination! Can't wait for you to try it and help us improve it :)
Leon Patrick Mawlong
Congratulations on the launch! Super excited to see this. 🫶🏻 Having been a part of the alpha test group, I can certainly say that DataSquirrel.ai will definitely help make organisations make faster data driven decisions - we’re talking equipping anyone and everyone with or without native data skills to quickly pull the insights they need on the fly. Bonus points to the clean, simple and elegant UX and UI. Highly recommended! 🤩
Aakriti Mahajan
@leonmawlong Thanks so much "our favourite Alpha feedback-er" 😀 Truly hoping to equip everyone to be independent in their data-driven decision making journey.
Dzianis Yatsenka
Hey! Congrats on the launch! Tell me please do you have size limit for csv documents?
Marvin Diaz
Data Squirrel is fantastic! It makes sorting and deriving insights csvs easier than ever! My use case was identifying pricing information and for a hotel from occupancy data. With a couple of simple clicks, a massive excel file suddenly became easy to work with and generate reports from. from As a proud alpha tester, happy to see DataSquirrel's beta launch on PH!
Martijn Moret
@marvdiaz Thank you Marvin, this reaction coming from you is very special! Thanks for bringing the best requirements to the table!
Aakriti Mahajan
@marvdiaz Thank you for the immense support, enthusiasm and feedback along the way. Truly appreciate it 🫶
Anastasiia Veselova
I wanted to take a moment to express my utmost gratitude to the makers of Product Hunt for consistently delivering outstanding features that truly cater to the needs of their audience. I recently had the pleasure of exploring Datasquirrel AI, and I must say it's an incredible tool. The most attractive feature for me is the AI-powered data analysis and visualization capabilities. The ability to effortlessly analyze and visualize complex data sets empowers users to gain valuable insights and make data-driven decisions more efficiently. My question for the makers of Datasquirrel AI is: How did you ensure the accuracy and reliability of the AI algorithms in handling different types of data, and what steps did you take to make the data analysis and visualization process more intuitive for users with varying levels of technical expertise? Once again, I want to express my heartfelt appreciation to the makers of Product Hunt for their unwavering commitment to delivering features that revolutionize how we work with data. Your dedication to innovation is truly inspiring.
Hello_Joy
Yeah!! Exciting news!! and Congrats!!🤩👍 After reading the landing page, I can create visual reports, and simplify the process easily if I'm not a data expert! haha😁 and I think DataSquirrel is definitely worth trying out if we want to save time and stress when working with data! Super cool! Let's gooo!👏
Louis Mille
Congrats on your launch o
Martijn Moret
@louis_mille1 Thank you Louis!
Congratulations on your launch. 🚀 Good luck guys 🌟
Martijn Moret
@mehmettalhasisman Thank you Mehmet!
Prithvi Raj
@martijn_moret @aakriti_mahajan1 Congrats on the launch!
Adarsh Jose Benny
Congratulations on the launch of DataSquirrel! It sounds like an amazing solution to a problem that many professionals face. I especially love the fact that it's completely guided, which saves so much time and makes it perfect for professionals who want to be self-reliant in their data analysis. I look forward to trying it out and providing feedback. Keep up the great work!
Martijn Moret
@adarsh_jose_benny Hi Adarsh, thank you for the nice words! We are open for sign-up to access the Beta platform: https://datasquirrel.ai/landing_...