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In this video I\u2019m going to show you how to restore both deleted records and deleted bases in Airtable.<\/p>\n
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In this video I’m going\u00a0to look at what happens when you delete\u00a0items inside Airtable.<\/p>\n
You can see\u00a0that there are a number of levels in\u00a0terms of the items that you delete. In the worst case scenario if you happen to\u00a0delete an entire base then it will\u00a0appear here in the trash icon on\u00a0the left hand side and thankfully I\u00a0haven’t accidentally deleted any bases\u00a0from my account in the last seven days.<\/p>\n
Just in case someone makes you know about\u00a0a serious mistake they will end up here. So at worst as long as you don’t\u00a0leave it for more than a week the old\u00a0bases will be here and you can restore\u00a0them. When the base is here, there’s a\u00a0little icon that says restore and you\u00a0can restore the entire base.<\/p>\n
What is\u00a0probably more likely is that you will\u00a0delete a record and this didn’t used to\u00a0work in the same way,\u00a0but here you used to be able to press\u00a0the history button and go into trash and\u00a0then look at your trash from here but as\u00a0you can see with the functionality\u00a0changes in air table it’s now moved and you’ll see that there is now a trash\u00a0icon next to the history icon.<\/p>\n
So if\u00a0you click on this trash can the changes\u00a0in air table now allow you to restore\u00a0items that have been deleted in the last\u00a07 days.
It’s not a perfect solution\u00a0but again you can see the items that I\u00a0have deleted these are individual rows\u00a0individual records I had a little bit of\u00a0a tidy up earlier in the week and then\u00a0you can just again click on this restore\u00a0link here and it will put the data back\u00a0into the records.<\/p>\n
So that’s it, that’s\u00a0just a quick summary of the two areas\u00a0that you can recover your deleted or trashed items from air table<\/p>\n
Airtable Consulting<\/a> [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ text_font_size=”16px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Take a look at my Airtable Consulting<\/a> page. \u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|on|on” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_text_color=”#666666″ text_font_size=”18px” disabled=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u201cThis code is a bit crap\u201d, I said, as an off the cuff comment to a developer. The developer just got up and walked out of the meeting. It was the first and last time I did that.<\/p>\n Here’s a few other things I learnt about having too much of a tech bias in startups.<\/p>\n Generally, techies don\u2019t really see things from a customer\/user perspective. When it comes down to their business idea and tech stack, techies are often focussed on the code and the functionality, and not what their solution can do FOR the customer.<\/p>\n Techies rarely talk to customers and this abstracts them from the end user. I know there are stereotypes regarding developers but, in general, customer interaction is left to marketing and sales. Sometimes telling a techie that customers don\u2019t like what they\u2019ve produced is tantamount to telling a mother their child is ugly. I made this mistake myself once, \u201cthis code is a bit crap\u201d I said as an off the cuff comment. The developer just got up and walked out of the meeting. That was the first and last time I did that.<\/p>\n I spent some time with a tech led startup recently. Their roadmap was just awesome, finely tuned, detailed, and they were getting through the development of the roadmap with lightning pace. Admittedly I beat them up in that meeting, but what\u2019s the point of developing all of this stuff if no one\u2019s using it ? Sadly, this is a familiar story. I\u2019ve spent the last 4 weeks going through conversion funnels in detail with another startup, they think we\u2019re looking at functionality, I\u2019m constantly asking about the customer and if the customer\u2019s actually going to convert.<\/p>\n Reid Hoffman\u2019s famous quote: \u201cIf you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late.\u201d says it all.<\/p>\n The first iPhone was missing a whole bunch of features when it launched. More recently, Notion users were so in need of functionality that only arrived in the last few months. (You know, having more than one column!) Know exactly who your customer is. Talk to your customers as often as possible, ask them what they need most, how many of them need it. Release the stuff that the majority need first. Adding obscure fixes in a sprint just delays everything for everyone. It’s the 80\/20 rule. A happy 80% when you deliver the top 20% of features or bug fixes.<\/p>\n The thought of it. Getting out from behind those screens and actually speaking to real people\u2026shudder ! I know, I know, I\u2019m stereotyping, of course there are exceptions. There\u2019s no smoke without fire though. Some of you will cringe at this and tell me I\u2019m wrong, but others will agree. I\u2019ve seen it happen. Startups solve problems that don\u2019t exist. Pain points that aren\u2019t painful or scratching an itch that only you have.<\/p>\n Am I wrong ?<\/p>\n Why Tech Startups Struggle<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/cjwray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/maxresdefault-1.jpg” alt=”How to Restore Deleted Bases in Airtable” title_text=”How to Restore Deleted Bases in Airtable” align=”center” disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|on|on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_text_color=”#666666″ text_font_size=”18px” disabled=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n So the stall is set up and it looks fab, Manuella describes the 2 million breakdowns that happened along the way, but here she is having leaned on family and friends to help, worked a few 3am nights and generally pulled out all the stops. The first day goes well, the first customer is Siegfried Kr\u00f6pfl<\/a> one of Austria\u2019s most famous chefs. He buys a box and promises to be back\u2026..result !! It\u2019s only Friday, the weekend will be much busier.<\/p>\n Down to earth with a bang. Saturday morning does not go well. Add another breakdown. Someone stole 400 chocolates overnight.<\/p>\n Unperturbed, family are despatched back to the kitchen, and production starts again to make up for the losses. In parallel weekend visitors arrive and sales skyrocket, double yesterday’s numbers.<\/p>\n I\u2019m sat in our cottage in Czech building the final pieces of the ecommerce store, I\u2019ve gone well beyond mentor and I\u2019ve become the tech team. Payment gateway, delivery integration and now onto \u2018build a box\u2019 where you can choose your own flavours for the box. In between calls and messages – \u201ccan you check this, what do you think to that ?\u201d – I\u2019m normally a WordPress\/Woocommerce store person, I\u2019m suddenly learning Shopify.<\/p>\n The final day arrives. The store is fully stocked, but not for long. Sales do as well as yesterday and there\u2019s really not much left. Our estimates were pretty damn good. But there\u2019s more\u2026. OK, so now as the adrenaline starts to die down, let\u2019s pump it up again with the website and store launch. So at 8pm European time on Sunday we go live. This is of course the happy ending, but it’s not a fairy-tale. It’s the startup world, the highs are high but the lows can be really low. Lower when you\u2019re on your own. Not everyone has Manuela\u2019s tenacity. The more tough stuff that happened, the more determined she became to make the business a success. They call it \u2018The Hunger\u201d and not everyone has it.<\/p>\n Yesterday I delivered this story to the new Cohort of startups at Startup Factory.<\/a> We were studying the startup lifecycle, the \u201cTrough of Sorrow\u201d that startups go through when it’s really hard. So many don\u2019t get through this part, it’s easier to give up sometimes. But\u2026 if you can just keep going\u2026 there is opportunity on the other side.<\/p>\n You can find out more about Dulceria Chocolates here: https:\/\/dulceria-chocolates.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n
If you need help with setting up Airtable do please contact me, I work with clients across the globe to get the best out of Airtable and other technology platforms.<\/p>\nHow to Restore Deleted Bases and Records in Airtable<\/h3>\n
INTRO<\/h2>\n
BACKSTORY<\/h2>\n
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When I asked how many customers they had\u2026a pause\u2026lots of fidgeting\u2026.. \u201cOne\u201d they said.<\/p>\n\n
I\u2019ve seen so many startups delay launch, to do just a bit more testing, add just a bit more functionality, just another sprint and then it\u2019s done. My advice\u2026 Launch it, before your competitors do.<\/p>\n\n
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Do some Webinars, closed user groups, and special events that bring the techies and the marketing and sales people together. You\u2019ll learn so much, you won\u2019t regret it. Trust me, when the 20th person shows you that bug, you really want to stop squirming and get back to the office to fix it.<\/p>\n
\nLAUNCH<\/h2>\n
Manuella and I find ten minutes for a quick call. Manuela uses her charm and two reps from one of Europe’s largest supermarkets learn how hand-made chocolates are created, production questions follow and eventually they conclude they\u2019re looking for new products and these vegan chocolates fit the profile perfectly. It doesn\u2019t come much better than this.<\/p>\nONLINE LAUNCH<\/h2>\n
Immediately there were orders, we knew some customers were queued up. 5\u20266\u20267\u20268\u20269 orders. Then we spot an error on the product pages. I frantically go through the back-end and hide the offending items (thank you Google, Shopify so needs a \u201cdo not display\u201d button on its products) and the orders continue to come in. Success number two !!<\/p>\nCONCLUSION<\/h2>\n