Datarails
FP&A/ Excel
Random Facts
Competition
Guess the Teammate
100

In what year did Datarails receive Series A funding?

2020

100

This term refers to the process of comparing actual financial performance to budgeted figures to assess variances.

Variance Analysis

100

What has been existed longer? Sharks or Trees?

Sharks have existed for around 400 million years, while trees have been around for about 350 million years.

100

This competitor is limited to 8 reporting dimensions. 

Cube

100

This teammate is obsessed with golfing and has golfed over 50 courses! 

Luis White

200

In 2023, DataRails expanded its offerings by introducing this feature, aimed at enhancing predictive analytics and future financial forecasting.

FP&A Genius 

200

This function looks up a value in the first column of a table and returns a value in the same row from a specified column, commonly used for data retrieval.

VLOOKUP

200

Which animal has over 25,000 teeth?

a giant snail

200

This competitor partners with Power BI

Vena

200

This teammate is AKA "The Messy Chef"

Mike Rosenbaum 

300

This Datarails Teammate has held 6 positions at the company

Sloane Kolt
300

This process involves adjusting financial forecasts based on the most current information and business conditions, often referred to as "bottom-up" or "top-down" forecasting.

Rolling Forecasting 

300

What did ancient Egyptians use as a form of penicillin before antibiotics were discovered?

moldy bread

300

This competitor originally launched as Host Analytics 

Planful
300

This teammate makes their own clothes

Anna Yamashita

400

What was the ARR size of the first deal sold? And who sold lit?

$30,000 / Didi!

400

This function allows you to create a Pivot Table from an external data source, such as an Access database or SQL server.

Power Query

400

Which fruit do humans share DNA with?

Bananas! About 60% of human DNA is similar to that of bananas, highlighting the shared genetic heritage among all living organisms.

400

This financial management platform, known for its advanced forecasting features, was founded by former executives from Oracle and SAP.

Anaplan

400

As a little kid this teammate wanted to be a garbage man/ woman when they grew up because they thought they only worked once a week

Brian Spitler 

500
What is the original name of Datarails? 

On Top It

- Will take -

Report Hippo

500

This analytical technique involves comparing a company’s financial ratios to industry benchmarks to identify strengths and weaknesses, often used to support strategic decision-making.

Ratio Analysis 

500

What is the only food that doesn't spoil?

Honey is the only food that doesn’t spoil. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still edible.

500

This competitor has around 5,000 clients mostly in the technology and healthcare space. 

Workday Adaptive

500

This teammate brought a goose their high school

Aviv Canaani