The latest articles on DEV Community by Ivan Scozzafava (@ivanscozzafava). https://dev.to/ivanscozzafava https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3899577%2F599c1420-4cbb-423f-845d-b358254e9b9f.png https://dev.to/ivanscozzafava en Ivan Scozzafava Mon, 27 Apr 2026 03:34:48 +0000 https://dev.to/ivanscozzafava/why-i-built-a-browser-based-alternative-to-business-analysis-spreadsheets-a6n https://dev.to/ivanscozzafava/why-i-built-a-browser-based-alternative-to-business-analysis-spreadsheets-a6n <p>I’ve been working on a project called Chartcrate.</p> <p>It’s a browser-based set of tools for things like SWOT, PESTEL, Five Forces, NPV/IRR, and Monte Carlo simulations.</p> <p>All of these have pretty standardized structures, but people still rebuild them in spreadsheets or slides every time they need one. The tools exist conceptually, but the workflow is still manual.</p> <p>So instead of treating them like templates, I built them as direct tools. You open one, fill it in, and export a clean result without dealing with formatting, layout, or setup.</p> <p>The idea is to replace that layer of spreadsheet work and make these analyses faster and more usable.</p> <p>You can try it here:<br> <a href="https://chartcrate.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://chartcrate.com</a></p> <p>I’m interested in how people actually handle this in practice. Do you build these from scratch, reuse templates, or use something else?</p> productivity showdev sideprojects tooling