## Metadata - Author: [[Mode.com|Mode]] - Full Title:: A Note From the Mode Founders - Category:: #🗞️Articles - URL:: https://mode.com/blog/mode-founders-note-thoughtspot-acquisition/ - Finished date:: [[2023-06-27]] ## Highlights > Mode was the first product that reveled in the unglamorous aspects of their job: SQL, ad hoc analysis, and constant iteration between a data team and their coworkers. It was a product, they said, that understood how they worked, and got out of their way. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h3y2d5bkdv03ha5xdgyr2g0x)) > Our new graphs weren’t simple plots of query results; they were designed to be analytical tools unto themselves. With this launch, customers could explore, enrich, and analyze disaggregated datasets using a drag-and-drop interface and a familiar function language. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h3y2e6hrw8hff5w719g9zv45)) > We believed the best data product would be the one that rejected the distinction between business intelligence and advanced analytics ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h3y2efgsd3w1p7mrfbkvejry)) ## New highlights added [[2023-06-27]] > They bought Mode because they wanted a product that was built, as we often said, by analysts, for analysts. They wanted a specialized power tool. Though they liked the theoretical promise of a product that could do it all—no team can escape the need to build executive dashboards and business reports—they were worried about us losing focus. Could a small startup really do both? ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h3yhbbytgj2xmrjvjqrpm8fc))