By Hiran de Silva I saw Paul Barnhurst’s recent post on LinkedIn on the history of Excel.Interesting—well told—but it missed something fundamental. Imagine the history...
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By Hiran de Silva Theodore Levitt, the marketing guru, famously reminded us that customers don’t want a quarter-inch drill bit — they want a quarter-inch hole. More...
By Hiran de Silva Artificial Intelligence has become the most polarising subject of our time. For some, it’s the dawn of a golden age. For others, it’s a threat. And for...
By Hiran de Silva When I was a boy, one of my favourite reads was Enid Blyton’s Five Find-Outers series. Five children, led by the unforgettable Frederick “Fatty”...
By Hiran de Silva Most Excel challenges today test individual skills: formulas, charts, or clever tricks inside a single workbook.Useful? Yes.But here’s the problem: 👉...
By Hiran de Silva Brian Julius recently framed the micro vs macro debate in a way that cuts through the noise, and Leon Gordon has long inspired this conversation too...
By Hiran de Silva For years, Power Query has been hailed as one of the most powerful innovations in Excel. Search YouTube and you’ll find more than 50,000 tutorials...
By Hiran de Silva Another day, another post on LinkedIn telling us that Power Query is the answer to everything, and that everyone should learn it. I’ve written a lot...
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The Spreadsheet vs Database Debate Has Been Weaponised – And Here’s How to End It in One Move
By Hiran de Silva For years, the conversation about spreadsheets and databases has been poisoned. It’s not just a technical misunderstanding anymore – it’s political...
by Hiran de Silva A recent LinkedIn post by Donabel Santos reflects a very common misconception: the belief that a spreadsheet and a database are essentially the same...