How AI can supercharge data imports (plus the real story behind Flatfile)

Happy Pi Day! We here at Flatfile hope you’re having plenty of pizza and pie today to celebrate.

Speaking of Flatfile (smooth transition, right?), do you know the story of how Flatfile began? Find that and more in this week’s newsletter.

How AI supercharges data file imports

AI unlocks entirely new possibilities in the data import process that dramatically improve efficiency, user experience and data quality. It’s a transformative force in optimizing data file exchange processes, offering solutions that can enhance efficiency, accuracy, security, and accessibility.?

AI is changing how businesses import, manage, and leverage data, offering technical and non-technical users options they didn't have before. By automating file formatting, extracting relevant data, optimizing bandwidth usage, enhancing security measures, facilitating collaboration, and providing personalized recommendations, AI can help you streamline your workflows and unlock new opportunities.

Embracing AI-powered solutions is essential for companies that want to stay competitive. Read the full article to find out how AI can play a valuable role in streamlining and optimizing the data exchange process.

Flatfile from the beginning

You’ve heard of Flatfile, but do you know the entire story?

David Boskovic, Flatfile’s CEO, recently sat down with Noah Labhart, startup founder & CTO at Code Story, to discuss the real story behind Flatfile’s creation. From growing up on a farm in a small town in Canada to building his first website, CSV importer and startup, you can learn everything you want to know about why David built Flatfile, what he’s learned along the way and his plans for Flatfile’s future. Learn more by reading the post and listening to the podcast.

Kolleno helps credit control teams keep their cash flows healthy with Flatfile

"With Flatfile, we've reduced the time that data import tasks take by 70%.”

Kolleno helps companies grow by helping them get paid faster, and when you help entire credit control teams to keep their cash flows healthy, you need data solutions you can rely on and trust. Before Flatfile, Kolleno's data import process involved getting a CSV or Excel file from any customer that did not use a standard ERP (enterprise resource planning) system, and giving it to their backend team who would then create a script with all of the necessary headings and run the script. Developer time and resources were required each and every time Kolleno needed to upload client data.

After it became clear that tying up development resources in this way wasn’t a good long-term solution for their growing demands, Kolleno went on the lookout for a solution. After trying multiple different options including building their own CSV import tool, they realized that Flatfile fit their needs the best. "Flatfile's positive impact on productivity has been apparent, as it empowers clients to easily upload substantial data sets within minutes. This not only spares our development team from shouldering the burden but also frees them to concentrate on other essential tasks,” said Adonis Damalis, Head of Customer Success at Kolleno. Due to the nature of their business, Flatfile’s customizability and user-friendly front end became invaluable to Kolleno. "Implementing Flatfile, said Damalis, “has resulted in significant time savings for both our development team and the clients that use it."

Read the full article to find out how Flatfile was able to help Kolleno get companies paid faster.

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