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Some tables need more room. Others don’t. Now you can resize block heights directly on the page. Drag the separator at the bottom of a table or database block to adjust how much is visible. Your layout is saved per page, so it stays exactly how you left it. Full update in the comments 👇

You’re about to make changes to a scenario, and you want to keep a version of what it looks like now. Now you can. - Duplicate any scenario to branch ideas or share a clean starting point. - Save a locked version from ‘Activity History’ to capture the model at a specific moment. Keep a clear record of decisions, without rebuilding anything. Full update in the comments 👇

April 15th feels a little different when you work in finance. You spend most of the year doing everyone else’s numbers, and your own taxes are still sitting in a folder called “later.” So we’re opening up our SF office that day for a tax day work party. Bring your laptop, your W-2s, your reconciliations, and whatever you’ve been putting off. Work through it alongside people in the exact same situation. Espresso from 8:30. Lunch around noon. Doors stay open until 5. No pitches. Just a room full of people finally doing the thing they’ve been avoiding. If you’d like to be there, comment below and I’ll send details (make sure we’re connected)👇

If you’re building a formula anchored to last close, you can now use it directly. Select ‘Last close’ from the date picker. Formulas stay intact when you edit or reopen them. Full update in the comments 👇

Your fiscal year doesn’t start in January. Your model and reports should reflect that. Now you can choose how fiscal year labels are displayed, based on the start or end of the year. Charts and aggregates stay aligned with how your team actually reports. Full update in the comments 👇

You’re scanning a model and want to see what stands out this month. Now you can sort by it. Right-click any month header to reorder drivers by that month’s values: - Sort ascending - Sort descending - Clear sort Hierarchy stays intact, and drill-ins stay preserved. Clear the sort to return to your default view. Full update in the comments 👇

You’re in your model. You leave a comment on a number, but the context lives somewhere else. Now you can bring it in. Comments in Runway now support hyperlinks, so you can link source docs directly in the note. The context stays where the work is. Resolved comments have their own view, so past decisions stay accessible without cluttering active discussions. Full update in the comments 👇

FP&A is one of the highest leverage activities in business, and the great thing is you don't have to be in finance to feel the benefits. Back when I was a recruiter at a tobacco company, I had a real problem. I had a lot of positions to fill and some hiring managers were slow to hire. Obviously this bothered me because I had a job to do, and I liked doing my job well. So after realizing I couldn't do a good job unless my hiring managers did, I turned to a tactic that I knew would be foolproof: numbers. Using basic spreadsheets and the numbers I found in our ATS, I calculated how fast positions closed, how long interview cycles were, and how efficient each step of the hiring process was for each hiring manager. I'd slice the numbers up so me and my business partners could understand what was happening in an objective way and I'd sit down with each leader to help them understand what I was seeing. I'd show Slow Bob how Fast Frank ran his hiring process and gave him best practices to do the same. I'd overlay this hiring data with sales performance metrics and show Slow Bob why Fast Frank was exceeding his number too so Slow Bob could as well. "You can't hit your number when you don't have the reps to cover your quota, now can you?", I'd say to Slow Bob (or something like that). Suddenly, Slow Bob responded faster when I sent him candidates. He got his hiring process dialed in because he understood the importance of hiring and how it could help him hit his goals. I felt better about myself knowing the candidates I vetted were receiving the attention they deserved, and slept sound at night knowing I used the magic of numbers to show Slow Bob how he could improve his hiring process. The moral of this story is, we all have Slow Bobs in our organizations. The problem is, you can't tell Bob he's slow. He has to figure it out for himself. And the best way to help him figure this out is with objective evidence. Runway makes it easier for finance teams to have conversations with Slow Bobs. We even make it possible for Fast Frank to speak with Slow Bob so you don't have to. Can you imagine a world where everyone is using the magic of numbers to make the best decisions? FP&A is a power tool, not because finance people own it, but because anyone can. But you have to #1) have access to the right numbers, #2) have the tools to shape them in the right ways, and #3) sit down with your business partners to discuss these insights to drive the right behaviors. Runway can help with #1 and #2. As for #3, that's up to you.

I recently attended a dinner with Runway hosted by Siqi Chen and enjoyed discussions with other finance leaders in the Bay Area. Forecasting and scenario planning are definitely challenging. Runway was a great platform to use when I was MotherDuck. It was not only useful for forecasting but could do the consolidation of financial statements from 2 sources of data for our US and Netherlands entities. I hope to use the software again soon.

I always say that FP&A tools are the most fun to build because you get to make them from scratch based on how you choose to run your business. I'm excited to join Runway and help make this happen with customers! I'm looking forward to getting deep into the product, and getting to know the users who are adopting new tools to level up their finance teams. Game on, team!