Why following steps is not the same as knowing what you’re doing By Hiran de Silva There is a subtle but decisive difference between being able to...
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By Hiran de Silva Scroll through LinkedIn and you’ll see a familiar pattern. Shocking revelations.Confident claims.Bold assertions with far-reaching...
Bu Hiran de Silva This is not a criticism of anyone learning Excel, nor of anyone using Excel at any level. It is an observation — and an important...
The short answer The boiled egg story is almost certainly allegorical, not a documented historical event — but it survives because it captures a...
A Complete History — and Why It Still Defines Serious Excel Work By Hiran de Silva The question “What is VBA?” keeps coming up — especially on social...
Location, Architecture, and Process Come First By Hiran de Silva A critique on this post by Folorunso Adebare Lala on LinkedIn. There is a growing...
Opening — External Authentication During the pandemic, WIRED Magazine published an article about the people quietly holding global organisations...
It’s About What Must Exist Together for Enterprise Work to Happen By Hiran de Silva A recurring confusion in Excel and analytics discussions is the...
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SHOCK: Both the Excel Replacement Industry and Excel Experts Agree on This — and They’re Both Wrong
There is something deeply paradoxical happening in the world of Excel. On the one hand, we have an enormous and highly successful Excel ecosystem...
By Hiran de Silva Let’s start with a simple, almost innocent question: “Can you build a budgeting workbook for 400 departments?” Almost everyone in...