Transmissions
Notes from the bench. How we decide what to build and what to leave out, what we learn shipping Braidsheet and VulkanMM, and why, no matter what we charge for, your data stays yours.
Vol. 01 · 2026
Against the feature matrix
Every buyer's guide rewards the longest checklist, so every product grows one. Why that race is backwards, and how we decide what to build.
N° 03 EssayKindness is a spec, not a mood
"Always kind" isn't a tone of voice. It's a set of constraints we hold every release to, and here is the actual checklist.
N° 02 Field noteYour data was never ours to keep
We'll charge for tools. We'll never charge you to leave with your own work. Why export is a right, not a feature.
N° 01 EssayWhy we're rebuilding the spreadsheet
We made our first product the most boring software we could think of, on purpose, and cut Excel's ~500 functions down to 76 without losing the power.
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