August 2026 - TwinSix Customer Newsletter

August 2026 - TwinSix Customer Newsletter

August 24, 2026
4 min read

First the data, then the budget

It's mid-August, and for once the forecast is behind you. The board's had its update, and half the office is finally taking the vacation they've been threatening since spring.

Here's the thing nobody warns finance about: this quiet stretch is the most valuable window on your calendar, and it closes faster than you think. Budget season is four to six weeks out and whatever shape your data is in when the starting gun fires, is the shape you'll build on.

Whether you're fully live or still standing up your first models, the move is the same. Data first, and the rest gets easier. What's the one data headache you'd love gone before budget opens? Reply and tell us; we've probably seen it.

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THE EXPANSION PACK

The connection they never have to think about

When Haus Analytics, a high-growth SaaS team, moved off QuickBooks onto Rillet — a brand-new, AI-native ERP — they hit a familiar wall: the data existed, but getting it into Pigment and keeping it there was suddenly their job.

TwinSix Spark built the Rillet–Pigment connection and now runs it end to end. The team added Rippling next, retiring the manual monthly census import that always left their headcount data a few weeks behind. Now actuals and people data flow in on their own, and the model's ready for new hires and shifting schedules without anyone rebuilding a thing.For Haus, there's no connection to babysit, and no separate vendor charging once to build it and again to maintain it.

"I honestly don't know what we would've done otherwise. We just handed it over, and the team was like — great, we've got this."
Controller, Haus Analytics

Still importing from a system by hand every month? That's the exact gap TwinSix Spark closes.

Take a closer look at Spark →

IN PERSON EVENTS

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September 10th · The Pearl, San Francisco. Come find the TwinSix team and see where Pigment's headed!

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August 2026 - TwinSix Customer Newsletter

August 2026 - TwinSix Customer Newsletter
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August 21, 2026

First the data, then the budget

It's mid-August, and for once the forecast is behind you. The board's had its update, and half the office is finally taking the vacation they've been threatening since spring.

Here's the thing nobody warns finance about: this quiet stretch is the most valuable window on your calendar, and it closes faster than you think. Budget season is four to six weeks out and whatever shape your data is in when the starting gun fires, is the shape you'll build on.

Whether you're fully live or still standing up your first models, the move is the same. Data first, and the rest gets easier. What's the one data headache you'd love gone before budget opens? Reply and tell us; we've probably seen it.

PRODUCT UPDATES

Fresh from Pigment this month: