Airtable

[etech0]

That’s a massive issue and something so basic that I didn’t think it would be missing.

That may hover at the border between DIY style personal/small business solutions and enterprise solutions.

[yuneeq]

That may hover at the border between DIY style personal/small business solutions and enterprise solutions.

IMHO any collaborative tool without granular permissions is not designed for more than personal use. Even small businesses would have a hard time using it.

[etech0]

IMHO any collaborative tool without granular permissions is not designed for more than personal use. Even small businesses would have a hard time using it.

Depends how you define a small business, but yes I agree.

[yuneeq]

Depends how you define a small business, but yes I agree.

When you realize that cheap “personal plan” software subscriptions rarely work for you anymore.

[as2]

One thing that will be an issue is that as far as I know, Airtable doesn't have any sort of permissions, so any user can see everything in that base and that is an issue when everything ties into each other.

You definitely can share a single view of a single table, where only the cells in that view are visible to the person you're sharing the link with.

I share some views with specific information with overseas employees I don't trust, while my office can see the entire base. I don't know how particular it is as far as being able to edit that info, but for viewing purposes, you can chose to share it with anyone and only have them see what you want them to.
 
Additionally, they don't require an account or login to view the shared link.

[aygart]

When you realize that cheap “personal plan” software subscriptions rarely work for you anymore.

And that there are reasons why so much cheap and free software is for personal use.

[AsherO]

Been meaning to comment here for a while now. These low-code software platforms all have their quirks and limitations, that’ll often become a thorn in your side the more you scale up and become invested. That’s when you really end up paying in time and aggregation, as it isn’t easily to migrate away from these platforms especially when you can’t put your business processes on hold until the replacement is fully up and running.

When you realize that cheap “personal plan” software subscriptions rarely work for you anymore.

You get what you pay for, many times it’s a freemium model and their plan is to get you paying for a broader set of still limited features.

[etech0]

The flip side of that is small businesses investing tons of time and money into a system that may be overkill for them for a while still, and once they grow to the point where they need it, may not fit their requirements since they can change so many times in between.

So it's a balance. Also, different platforms and services out there will be more or less easy to migrate out of (though it's always a process).

[AsherO]

The flip side of that is small businesses investing tons of time and money into a system that may be overkill for them for a while still, and once they grow to the point where they need it, may not fit their requirements since they can change so many times in between.

So it's a balance. Also, different platforms and services out there will be more or less easy to migrate out of (though it's always a process).

!00%. Something to keep in the back of your mind as your business scales up and technology assets accumulate.

[yesitsme]

https://twitter.com/KolHaolam/status/1466521136842346496

400m for a dB? Go with airtable

[yuneeq]

https://twitter.com/KolHaolam/status/1466521136842346496

400m for a dB? Go with airtable

$100,000 for the db, $399,900,000 for someone to set it up and run it.

[lubaby]

Anyone use this (paid) integration?

https://on2air.com/