Google Sheets and Slack, read together
Slack is where the team actually talks: decisions, asks and updates in channels and threads, gone from view in a day. Google Sheets is where the numbers end up: trackers, exports and formulas that someone maintains by hand. The tracker in Google Sheets is right on Monday morning, when its owner updates it from a week of Slack messages, and wrong by Tuesday.
Liaison reads Slack and Google Sheets together, finds the updates in the threads that belong in the sheet, drafts the rows, and answers "what is the status of X?" from both, without waiting for Monday.
Where Google Sheets and Slack disagree
- Updates posted in Slack that the Google Sheets tracker does not carry until someone copies them.
- Rows in Google Sheets that a thread said were done, blocked or cancelled days ago.
- Questions asked in Slack that the sheet answers, if anyone opened it.
- Formulas in Google Sheets that broke when a row was pasted in from a thread.
- Two trackers for the same thing, one per team, neither complete.
Questions it answers across both
- “What changed this week in Slack that the Google Sheets tracker does not show?”
- “What is the status of this item, according to the sheet and according to the thread?”
- “Which rows in the tracker have not been touched in a month?”
- “Which totals in the sheet no longer add up?”
What Liaison does with Google Sheets and Slack
- Reads the Slack channels you choose and drafts the Google Sheets rows and updates the threads imply, for you to confirm.
- Answers status questions in Slack from the sheet and the thread together, with both linked.
- Flags rows the threads contradict and formulas that have broken.
- Posts the weekly summary of the tracker in the channel you choose, once you have approved it.
What it reads and does in each
Liaison across Google Sheets and Slack, set up with you, for $629 a month.
- Connects to Google Sheets and Slack with access you grant and reads them as one record; nothing is replaced or re-entered.
- Does the routine work in your voice; each kind of work is approved once.
- Answers across both: what Google Sheets says, what Slack says, and where they disagree.
On Professional we connect your tools, bring your data in and set up the first rules with you. Anything that moves money waits for your yes.
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$629 a month, or $500 a month on a 12-month term. Prefer to start on your own? Starter is $149 a month, self-serve, with a free trial first: 7 days, no card.
Questions
Does Liaison edit the sheet on its own?
It drafts the rows and waits for your yes on the first batch; after that it keeps that kind of row current. It never deletes rows.
Does it post in Slack?
It answers when asked and posts only the updates you approved once, in the channels you chose.
Can it read a sheet with formulas and tabs?
Yes. It reads values and formulas across tabs and tells you when a formula is broken rather than reporting its error as a number.
What does it cost?
Liaison starts at $149 a month. Professional is $629 a month and Team is $2,950 a month for up to five seats. Every plan works with the tools you connect.
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Thirty minutes with us, on your own tools. Bring the thing that eats your evenings and watch it get handled from your own inbox, calendar and books.
Professional is $629 a month and we set it up with you. Starter is $149 a month, self-serve, with the free trial first: 7 days, no card. Every plan is on the pricing page.