Hjalmar Gislason, CEO and Founder of Grid: $16.5 Million Raised to Build the Spreadsheet of the Future

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Hjalmar Gislason, CEO and Founder of Grid, a next generation spreadsheet platform that's raised $16.5 Million in funding.

Topics Discussed:

• Hjalmar’s background, including his entrepreneurial family, growing up in a small town in Iceland, and founding five startups 
• Who Hans Rosling was, and why he is an inspiration for Hjalmar
• Why spreadsheets haven’t evolved much, and how Grid helps users turn spreadsheets into tools for the web
• Turning points and low points for Grid, and why Hjalmar recently decided to downsize the company
• Why Hjalmar prioritizes people, and what lessons he learned from fundraising

Favorite book: 

A Short History of Nearly Everything