ABOUT CRUSHERRORS.COM
Hi,
I'm Doug Schiller. I've been working as a CFO at several technology companies for decades. In this position I've confronted countless times when I've been frustrated with creating Excel models to find errors in my own work and in the work of employees and consultants.
I've also worked with several marketing organizations that have been very frustrated with cleaning their data to work smoothly with various CRM's.
I started working on a solution in 2011. My first version was an Excel VBA worksheet. I posted it on download.com and thousands tried it. One key limitation was that it was hard to start. It wasn't built into the browser. But it did work very well. I used it regularly on my own projects and it saved countless hours. This product is called Reconciliation on Fire and it is available as a free download.
The next version was an Excel version built into the ribbon. It worked beautifully. But there were also a few limitations. Many potential users were blocked from using it because their IT department prevented all downloads. Another problem was that it was slow for large datasets and even for small datasets when multiple workbooks were opened. Another problem with Excel was that it was hard to update and deploy. I couldn't tweak features or add new ones without a tremendous amount of effort and cost. This product has been discontinued.
Parenthetically, this whole time, I've been working hard for my clients. CrushErrors.com was initially a side project.
So then I tried a completely new direction. Using a browser. I wasn't sure how it would work, but I decided to experiment. I discovered the following:
Now this product is ready and already in use to solve real-world problems. There are always more improvements coming, but this product is unlike any other.
The initial web product is now the Enterprise version. It is capable of finding just about every conceivable error. And much of can be automated. There's a language. There's Artificial Intelligence. Users often need customization and training. It is extremely powerful.
The newest product is a self serve version of the Enterprise version. It is ideal for the person who has some Excel skills and is generally comfortable with manipulating data. This version finds matches using a proprietary algorithm that combines artificial intelligence and statistics. Users can see the results before paying. But to access the details, there is a modest fee that is based on how many rows are matched and how many cannot be matched.
I'm Doug Schiller. I've been working as a CFO at several technology companies for decades. In this position I've confronted countless times when I've been frustrated with creating Excel models to find errors in my own work and in the work of employees and consultants.
I've also worked with several marketing organizations that have been very frustrated with cleaning their data to work smoothly with various CRM's.
I started working on a solution in 2011. My first version was an Excel VBA worksheet. I posted it on download.com and thousands tried it. One key limitation was that it was hard to start. It wasn't built into the browser. But it did work very well. I used it regularly on my own projects and it saved countless hours. This product is called Reconciliation on Fire and it is available as a free download.
The next version was an Excel version built into the ribbon. It worked beautifully. But there were also a few limitations. Many potential users were blocked from using it because their IT department prevented all downloads. Another problem was that it was slow for large datasets and even for small datasets when multiple workbooks were opened. Another problem with Excel was that it was hard to update and deploy. I couldn't tweak features or add new ones without a tremendous amount of effort and cost. This product has been discontinued.
Parenthetically, this whole time, I've been working hard for my clients. CrushErrors.com was initially a side project.
So then I tried a completely new direction. Using a browser. I wasn't sure how it would work, but I decided to experiment. I discovered the following:
- Browsers are fast. It is much faster than Excel .. to my astonishment.
- It has been very easy to tweak features and add new ones.
- These advantages created a flood of new ideas on how to crush errors and dupes.
- And, maybe most surprisingly, the browser does ALL of the calculations. My server doesn't do any, so I do not see the data. There should be no privacy or security concerns.
Now this product is ready and already in use to solve real-world problems. There are always more improvements coming, but this product is unlike any other.
The initial web product is now the Enterprise version. It is capable of finding just about every conceivable error. And much of can be automated. There's a language. There's Artificial Intelligence. Users often need customization and training. It is extremely powerful.
The newest product is a self serve version of the Enterprise version. It is ideal for the person who has some Excel skills and is generally comfortable with manipulating data. This version finds matches using a proprietary algorithm that combines artificial intelligence and statistics. Users can see the results before paying. But to access the details, there is a modest fee that is based on how many rows are matched and how many cannot be matched.
