Chris Messina

Layer - The connective tissue for spreadsheets

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Layer is a collaboration platform that works on top of your existing Excel files and Google Sheets. Share parts of your spreadsheet, collect and consolidate data, and review changes to make collaboration seamless while keeping full control over your data.

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Moritz ten Eikelder
Hey Product Hunt šŸ‘‹ Thanks, @chrismessina, for hunting us. Iā€™m Mo, CFO, and Co-Founder at Layer. Back when I was CFO at Helpling, I was not too fond of the forecasting processā€”distributing Excel templates among 20+ team members, collecting their inputs, and consolidating it all. It was very clunky, error-prone, and time-consuming, Thatā€™s when I met Consti, CEO and Co-Founder at Layer, and we came up with an idea. We wanted to free anyone who deals with spreadsheets frequently, literally hundreds of millions of people, from menial tasks or tedious processes like the ones I had to manage. šŸ¤” The solution? A collaboration platform for spreadsheets that works on top of existing files addressing the shortcomings of Excel and Google Sheets without forcing the user into a new tool. Limitless applicability and use cases worldwide leveraging the most well-known interface for quantitative work. šŸ“Š How does Layer do that? Think of Layer as the GitHub for spreadsheets. You can: šŸ—‚ Manage Access: Share parts of your spreadsheet via Excel, Google Sheets, or Layer Sheets, our own web-based spreadsheet editor, and assign individual reading and editing permissions. šŸ”Ž Review & Track: Spot changes easily and choose to accept or reject them, and keep previous file versions and restore them if needed. šŸ¤ Collaborate: Define, assign, and monitor recurring tasks, and keep discussions, actionable feedback, or context all in one place. šŸ How to get started? - Sign up for free (Sign up today for a free 1-month Pro Plan worth ā‚¬299 šŸš€) - Schedule your personal onboarding tour if needed so we can help you set up your custom flows. For more insights on why we started Layer in the first place and our learnings from the past three years, check out: https://blog.golayer.io/product/... Would love to hear your feedback and thoughts! Mo
Moritz ten Eikelder
Thank you, @michael_sieb šŸ™
Chris Messina
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This is an exciting addition to my GSheet arsenal!
Hady ElHady
Thanks @chrismessina for hunting us. We appreciate the help and early support! šŸ™Œ
Pedro MarzagĆ£o
Can't say how proud we are of everyone that made it possible! A big thank you to every client that took this journey with us so far!
Constantin SchĆ¼nemann
@pedro_marzagao Totally agree with you and proud to have you with us.
Constantin SchĆ¼nemann
Super excited for the launch. We've been waiting for this day for a long time and are extremely glad and humbled to showcase our product to the world now. All feedback is welcome.
Ale Cher
wish you all the best with your product!
Hady ElHady
Thanks @chervon_al šŸ™Œ
Jona Hoffmann
Iā€™ve been part of the Layer journey for nearly a year now ā€“ joining as a Foundersā€™ Associate intern and making it all the way to the Product team. It was so exciting to see how the product evolved over the last month and to finally share it with you. I hope youā€™ll enjoy it and Layer will help you take your spreadsheet workflows to the next level šŸš€
Moritz ten Eikelder
@hoffinho we are lucky to have you as part of the team
Johannes
Your tool addresses so many of the issues that both GSheets and Excel bring to team collaboration. Layer might be a game-changer for me - super exciting!
Moritz ten Eikelder
Thank you, @jjl_de! More than happy to show you the tool in action at any time.
Ernests Karlsons
I'm so happy and excited about the whole team Layer for what's to come. This has been a journey, and it's only a beginning!
Constantin SchĆ¼nemann
@ernestskarlsons Onwards and upwards.
Maresch
Happy launch day! Love the spreadsheet trivia in the video šŸ¤“
Constantin SchĆ¼nemann
@maresch Thanks a lot. Do follow us on Linkedin for more spreadsheets trivia ;)
Habib Rahal
Very proud and excited about showcasing the product to the world! Both the goal to reinvent teamwork for spreadsheets, and the process to get there are very rewarding. Looking forward for to all the feedback!
Constantin SchĆ¼nemann
@habibrahal Thanks to your designing skills we are where we are.
Dave John
Happy for a big step for team Layer. Ask me anything you want to know from product, challenges to team&vision!
Constantin SchĆ¼nemann
@dave_john A big step forward indeed.
Maurice Vernier
Super excited for this! Long live the spreadsheet! šŸŽ‰
Constantin SchĆ¼nemann
@maurice76859434 exactly. Long live spreadsheets.
Jussi Savolainen
This really is a fantastic product. Absolutely check this out if you work & collaborate with spreadsheets, it might just be your lifesaver!
Moritz ten Eikelder
Thank you so much, @ajussis1
Stefane Paulo
Layer rocks! Have a great product launch, you deserve the best, guys!
Moritz ten Eikelder
Thank you, @stefaneps
tushar dhole
Excited and Proud!! The new chapter begins!! Go Layer Go !
Constantin SchĆ¼nemann
@tushar_dhole Great to have you on board.
Guillem Ros Salvador
Looks awesome! Excited to try it šŸ˜
Constantin SchĆ¼nemann
@guillem_ros_salvador1 Great! Let us know what you think :)
Erick Bressani
Iā€™ve been working for Layer for more than 1 year and Iā€™m very excited and proud to be part of this moment!
Moritz ten Eikelder
@erick_bressani we are super happy to have you on board. Keep rocking!
Siddhant Tandon
I joined the team at Layer 6 months back and its been a really great journey. It also feels really good to see the team's hard work being appreciated by the community. Really proud of Layer šŸ™šŸ½
Moritz ten Eikelder
@cmxiv We are proud to have you on board!
Sebastian SchĆ¼ller
Awesome stuff! Congrats on the launch @mo_ten and @constantin_schunemann1! šŸ„³
Adil Imroz
I am super excited about this, given the amount of effort we have put in. I'm sure people would love it.
Constantin SchĆ¼nemann
@adilimroz Not counting the hours you put in testing everything ;)