Built By Producers.
Designed For Flow.

Production finance that removes the friction — so you can focus on what matters. Every change tracked. Every version saved. When someone asks "what changed?" you show them, instantly.

Piper budget editor showing hierarchical sections, line items, and version control

Less Admin.
More Showtime.

Version Control

Every change recorded, every version saved.

Timestamp, description, and diff for each save. Answer "what changed?" in seconds.

Client Portals

Share budgets without email confusion.

Clients see approved versions only. No more outdated PDFs floating around.

Inline Editing

Edit where you click.

No modal windows, no context switching. Update a line item in place.

AI Review

Catch errors before clients do.

Detects duplicates, anomalies, and math errors automatically.

Access Control

Right people, right data.

Producers see everything. Clients see approved views. Role-based permissions.

Excel Export

Your data, your way.

Full export with live formulas. Not a screenshot — a working spreadsheet.


The Problem That
Wouldn't Go Away

You got into this business to build something unforgettable — a show, a launch, a moment people talk about for years. But somewhere along the way, the finance side of production became the thing that eats your evenings and kills your creative flow.

You know the moment. You're in a client meeting. The Head of Finance questions a line item. You open your budget file — the one you've been editing for weeks — and the number they're asking about has changed three times since the last version they saw.

You scramble to explain. "Let me pull up the previous version..." But which version? The one from last Tuesday? The one you sent on Friday? The one with the revised catering estimate?

That's when you lose credibility.
Not because the numbers are wrong, but because you can't instantly prove they're right.

This happens everywhere. An industry advisor recently walked into a 150-person agency managing an $8 million budget — and found them pulling the wrong subtotals. Scale doesn't fix spreadsheet chaos. Systems do.

Piper Fixes This.

Every change is recorded. Every version is saved with a timestamp and description. When someone asks "what changed?" you don't scramble through file names — you open the comparison view and show them exactly what shifted, when, and why. And then you move on, because the numbers aren't your problem anymore. They're Piper's.

Less time defending numbers. More time making the show.

The Piper Interface

Piper budget editor showing hierarchical sections, subsections, and line items with version control

Scroll to explore the full interface — hierarchical structure with inline editing and version control

From Scattered Files To
One Source Of Truth

The difference between scrambling and confidence is knowing exactly what changed, when, and why.

Piper Scattered
Without Scattered Versions
~/Projects/ClientX/Budget
XLS
Budget_FINAL.xlsx Jan 8
XLS
Budget_FINAL_v2.xlsx Jan 12
XLS
Budget_FINAL_v2_REVISED.xlsx Jan 14
XLS
Budget_FINAL_v2_REVISED_JohnEdits.xlsx Jan 15
XLS
Budget_FINALfinal.xlsx Jan 16
XLS
Budget_FINAL_USE_THIS_ONE.xlsx Jan 17
With Piper Single Timeline
v2.03Live
Updated catering after client call
Today at 2:34 PM · Ethan R.
v2.02
Added AV equipment breakdown
Yesterday at 4:15 PM · Ethan R.
v2.01
Revised staffing estimates per John's notes
Jan 15 at 11:20 AM · John D.
v2.00Published
Major revision: venue change to Hall B
Jan 14 at 9:00 AM · Sent to client
v1.02
Revised staffing after kickoff meeting
Jan 10 at 2:30 PM · John D.
v1.01Published
Initial estimate for client review
Jan 8 at 11:00 AM · Sent to client

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Not A Tech Company
Trying To Understand Events

We're producers who lived this problem. Every feature exists because we needed it on a real show. Every workflow was tested in the field, under pressure, with real client calls and real deadlines.

Version control exists because we were asked "what changed since Tuesday?" in a meeting.
Client portals exist because emailing PDFs created more confusion than clarity.
Inline editing exists because modal windows break producer flow.
AI review exists because no one catches duplicate vendor charges at 2am before a client presentation.

This isn't software designed by people imagining what producers need. It's software built by people who know — because we've been there.


The Founder

Ethan Rosch

Ethan Rosch

Founder & CEO

Ethan Rosch brings over two decades of experience in large-scale event production, having served as Production Director, Project Manager, and Managing Director on some of the most ambitious live experiences in the world. Known for a talent for pulling off complex events with impossible timelines, Ethan has orchestrated everything from fashion shows in Grand Central Station to high-level diplomatic summits on the 89th floor of One World Trade Center while still under construction.

400+ : 0
Budgets delivered on target vs. disputes lost
25+
Years of experience in live event production
Global
Cross-border production spanning US and EMEA markets

Notable Productions

  • BusinessWeek's 75th Anniversary at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • US-China Relations Summit with Madeleine Albright & Henry Kissinger
  • Es Devlin's "Storyscape" installation for Instagram at Cannes Lions (Award-winning)
  • NYFW Lead Site Producer at Lincoln Center (and more fashion shows than most!)
  • Large-scale corporate events across technically challenging venues (including 1st events in 1 World Trade Cntr and The Oculus NYC)
  • Cross-border productions enabling US/EMEA market operations

Why "Piper"?

In live events, the "sight line" is everything you can see from a specific vantage point. It's about perspective and clarity. Piper gives you the financial sight line into your productions: clear visibility into where every dollar is going, from the big picture down to the smallest line item.

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