Subset – Spreadsheet building blocks on an infinite canvas
Hey HN! We’re excited to show you Subset (https://subset.so)! Subset is a spreadsheet on an infinite canvas where you can drop in spreadsheet building blocks and connect them together to easily build good looking analytical tools. My cofounder and I both worked in finance before this. We quit our jobs and learned to code to build the spreadsheet we always wanted. We got frustrated with how much time was wasted recreating the same thing from scratch or trying to extract something reusable from a previous spreadsheet. We wanted a spreadsheet with more composability and a community of…
Subset – Spreadsheet building blocks on an infinite canvas launched on July 27, 2023 with 49 votes, #1,383 of 4,347 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.
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Subset is a spreadsheet built on an infinite canvas that lets users combine reusable building blocks to create analytical tools. Designed for finance professionals and data analysts, it addresses the problem of recreating spreadsheets from scratch by emphasizing composability and reusability. The canvas-based interface makes data flow visible and helps users quickly build and present data visualizations without the constraints of traditional grid-based spreadsheets.
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Hey HN! We’re excited to show you Subset (https://subset.so)! Subset is a spreadsheet on an infinite canvas where you can drop in spreadsheet building blocks and connect them together to easily build good looking analytical tools. My cofounder and I both worked in finance before this. We quit our jobs and…
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