It is now available, try /grid.
From my perspective, you are correct. Coda has definitely focused on the Enterprise market, especially in the past year, when they have been working on Coda Brain. However, I have found the existing functionality very good for my small business and personal use. I hope the Grammarly acquisition will allow them to pay more attention to the smaller use case market.
The “problem” with Coda is that it can be used for such a wide spectrum of solutions. And often you will see comments on the community about people advocating for their niche of the market, to the exclusion of all else, including Coda profitability. Without Coda finding ways to be profitable, there will eventually be no Coda at all.
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If my interpretation of the future functionality is correct, Grammarly will allow you to do EXACTLY that.
On any surface where you write - PowerPoint, Google Docs, Sheets, anywhere Grammarly currently makes suggestions. (Which by now aren’t only grammar and spelling corrections.)
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thx @Piet_Strydom , interesting isn’t it?
Imagine a future where writing flows effortlessly from your fingertips, powered by the combined strength of Coda and Grammarly. As you begin with a simple idea, Coda AI dives into your workspace, analyzes your projects, and suggests relevant topics and content, pulling insights and predictions from your data (also via related sources via packs, the coda brain logic). Meanwhile, Grammarly acts as your tireless editor, refining your sentences, catching those pesky typos, and ensuring your writing is clear, concise, and error-free. This dynamic duo transforms your raw ideas into polished prose, allowing you to express yourself with confidence and focus on what truly matters and combines intelligent content with style and proper syntax.
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Can anyone give an example of when an acquisition has brought an improved product at a similar price point to the same market?
The hard truth is that acquisitions today are almost always about the investor speculation game.
In this game, the key stakeholders have zero cares, or perhaps even knowledge, of the product itself.
The ONLY concern for the people that put the money in is return on investment. While there might be a short term latitude for product development, in the medium (~12 month) to long (>24 month ) term managers are pushed to show profit. It’s possible subscription growth with satisfy this need for a little, but not forever. The next step is to impose price increases, cuts of features, and cuts to capital investment.
You must remember - the people that put the money down don’t give a single hoot about creating a product that helps people - they only want growth in their returns. Consistent returns are not enough.
Forgive me, I am going to go cry a little knowing that there is 0 certainty that coda.io as I know it will be around in a year. Yes, there is a chance that an improved product will be created, but who knows what the pricing structure of that would be?
So, can anyone give an example of when an acquisition has brought an improved product at a similar price point to the same market?
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Thanks! See this is exactly what I mean. I remember looking for this feature on this forum at one point and there were other users asking for this feature as well. Coda listened and this is why we love you.
And I completely agree with your perspective. I think it makes complete sense for Coda to differentiate themselves from Notion. And like you said, at the end of the day, they’re going to need to keep the lights on.
I guess, as a user coming from Notion, I remember thinking, “Wow, this is like Notion but better. Why aren’t more people switching over?” Then I realised that this might not be Coda’s target market. Definitely not a negative, bc it’s still a powerhouse even for personal and small scale use, but just an observation.
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I had seen the below earlier but wasn’t able to find it until now to share here:
So the same way you can add a task to Asana, you would, I presume, be able to add a row to a table, or the other way around, do a Coda Brain query on your data,
Unless of course your key stakeholder is Shishir who cares deeply about the product
That’s the key piece of info you’re missing. I’m incredibly bullish on the acquisition!
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Unless I am missing something, I believe the fact that the company was acquired by Grammarly means that Shishir is not the majority shareholder and he could be overruled on decisions. Also, even if the product continues the same, it doesn’t mean that pricing structures would stay the same.
No worries!
Im glad you asked. Heres the announcement from the current CEO of Grammarly
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Promising, but if he doesn’t meet the shareholder expectations, he could potentially be replaced as CEO - but that would depend on how much stock he has and the terms of the deal. I will sleep a little easier.
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Unfortunately that is truth in most cases.
Only a bit of hope is that they are not publicly traded companies so there might be hope that some people (like Coda CEO) can actually have more influence on where things are going
BUT
We don’t really know what is ownership structure for both Grammarly and Coda, and not to mention new company so we cant really know what kind of influence can someone wield. Not to forget that both Grammarly and Coda had a lot of funding rounds and took a lot of money and I am pretty sure those people have a say in where things are going and they will be much more aligned to use case that @Adam_Romary described than what we would like.
I guess its only way is wait and see, and in meantime plan for alternatives if things really go south (which I hope it wont) xD
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