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Quip 3.0 — Work with people, not files. Now with spreadsheets.
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@rrhoover Checklists. We built them from the beginning, but they are the "ah ha" moment for many more people than I would have expected, from wedding planning to grocery lists to engineering team task lists.
Made us realize we are creating a collaboration product more than we are creating a productivity tool.
Really exciting to see this implementation--the collaborative view of sheets, the use of multiple sheets in a quip doc, the zoom to full screen, the handling of labels, etc. Lots of really interesting things.
Most interesting is how this is reflective of the very old Claris/Apple Works and is bringing back the notion that an integrated document type reimagined for a mobile/collaborative/cloud world can be very exciting.
@josephkerns By embedding spreadsheets in broader documents, we expect the use cases for Quip will be those that benefit from multimedia, e.g., a report with text, graphs, and spreadsheets. Those "power" uses of Spreadsheets that are exclusively about pivot tables and number crunching I expect will remain in Excel and we don't think we can change that in the short term.
While not nearly as innovative as "A messaging app for messaging Ethan," we are pretty excited about this launch. You shouldn't have to choose the structure of your data before you start to write - that's why we wanted to enable you to mix and match spreadsheets with all the other content Quip supports, from text to images to lists.
Let us know what you think!
Quip enhances the idea of Google Docs with more advanced collaboration functions which is great if you are looking for one place to work and communicate with your team on documents.
Pros:communication and collaboration within one application, easy searching, offline editing
Cons:lacks some integrations
I haven't seen any other app which would offer a package of communication and collaboration in one simple and user-friendly solution.
Despite being quite advanced, Quip does a great job in delivering a simple, user-friendly product and we're happy to recommend it at picksaas to those looking for a great collaboration app.
From the day I started using Quip, I couldn't wait for them to take on spreadsheets. I've been in their spreadsheets beta and am impressed by how their team is rethinking the entire experience; love the simple transition to and from full-screen view.
Overall, Quip just keeps getting better. They constantly add delightful features that make getting work done super easy as you jump between devices. Nice work @btaylor & team!
Very cool to see this, there's a growing trend of tools (and people in general) treating work content as simply content, not the files (doc vs excel spreadsheet) they're encased in. Spaces.pm (which was acquired by Slack recently) seemed to be using a similar approach but I wasn't able to sign up. Either way, I think it's the future.
@btaylor I don't know if you've ever used Catch (similar product that shut down last year), but I had a conversation with their founder awhile back who said that checklists was what made sharing just take off for them. I was surprised when I heard that too.
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