Hjalmar Gislason, CEO and Founder of Grid: $16.5 Million Raised to Build the Spreadsheet of the Future

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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 Favorite book: A Short History of Nearly Everything

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