In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Hjalmar Gislason, CEO and Founder of Grid, a next generation spreadsheet platform that's raised $16.5 Million in funding.
Topics Discussed:
- Hjalmar’s background, including his entrepreneurial family, growing up in a small town in Iceland, and founding five startups
- Who Hans Rosling was, and why he is an inspiration for Hjalmar
- Why spreadsheets haven’t evolved much, and how Grid helps users turn spreadsheets into tools for the web
- Turning points and low points for Grid, and why Hjalmar recently decided to downsize the company
- Why Hjalmar prioritizes people, and what lessons he learned from fundraising
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