Redefining spreadsheets with AI: David Kircos of Quadratic

🔑 Key takeaways

• Quadratic brings AI directly into spreadsheets, letting users analyze, manipulate, and visualize data with natural language and Python.
• Unlike black-box chatbots, Quadratic builds transparent methods of analysis, giving users visibility into every formula and line of code.
• Quadratic integrates with databases, PDFs, CSVs, and tools like HubSpot or Google Analytics, making advanced data analysis accessible to anyone.
• AI-powered code generation will soon be the norm. Quadratic lets non-coders interact with data using a full-featured Python environment.
• With 100K users and growing, Quadratic's growth is fueled by product-led virality and influencer marketing.

🧠 Frameworks & product features

1. Method-based AI insight generation

• Instead of vague answers, Quadratic builds a method—formulas, Python, and charts you can audit and adjust.
• Update a number and watch the entire analysis dynamically adjust in real time.

2. integrated spreadsheet + code editor

• Edit Python directly alongside spreadsheet cells.
• Use AI to generate or modify code, with full visibility and control.

3. product-led virality

• Real-time multiplayer collaboration with shared links.
• Use-case-driven growth (product managers, marketers, analysts) leads to peer-to-peer adoption inside teams.

📚 Resources & links

• Try Quadratic – Free and Pro plans available
• Follow David on X
• Betaworks – Early backer
• Catapult Ventures – Lead pre-seed investor
• Google Ventures – Institutional investor

💼 About the guest

David Kircos is the co-founder and CEO of Quadratic, an AI-powered spreadsheet tool for data analysis. With a background in app development, neobanks, and data science, David is on a mission to help teams better understand their data through transparent, AI-assisted workflows.

📊 pricing & use cases

• Free Plan: Robust access for solo users
• Pro Plan: $18/user/month billed annually
• Use Cases: Startup metrics, P&L review, CRM segmentation, product analytics, AI-powered spreadsheet modeling

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