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Find out how much you could save by firm size – view a cost analysis.

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Find out how much you could save by firm size – view a cost analysis.

See the savings

Find out how much you could save by firm size – view a cost analysis.

See the savings

Financial Institutions can save $50K+ per person annually with Gridlines

On average, financial institutions spend millions annually creating and updating slides

With Gridlines, save $56K per Analyst/Associate

Cost of 1 Associate / Analyst

$225K

% of time in PowerPoint

50%

Cost allocated to PowerPoint

$112K

Time savings with Gridlines

50%

Savings per person per year with Gridlines

$56K

Cost Analysis

Firms invest heavily in their Analysts and Associates, with a team of 10 costing between $1.2 million and $3.25 million annually

Total Annual Cost of Staffing

Salary estimates based on a range of $100,000 (Analyst) - $250,000 (Associate).

Additional Costs: Estimated at 20-30% of salary costs, encompassing benefits (healthcare, retirement), operational expenses (office space, IT, travel), and training costs. Percentages may vary based on firm policies and location.

PowerPoint Usage by Analysts and Associates

On average, Analysts and Associates report spending 50% of their weekly time on PowerPoint slides, with individual responses ranging from 20% to 80%.

"In a given week, I spend at least 20 hours on presentation building, though this varies greatly. I typically have 2-3 ongoing projects at any given time."

Investment Banking

"In a given week, I spend at least 20 hours on presentation building, though this varies greatly. I typically have 2-3 ongoing projects at any given time."

Investment Banking

"In a given week, I spend at least 20 hours on presentation building, though this varies greatly. I typically have 2-3 ongoing projects at any given time."

Investment Banking

“Working hours vary weekly depending on the project, client, and industry. If we consider a week as 100%, around 80% of the time is spent creating decks, as that's our main deliverable.”