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...

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...

By Hiran de Silva Why the World’s Most Misunderstood Software Holds the Biggest Untapped Opportunity in Enterprise Productivity In a recent article, I explained...

By Hiran de Silva When you create content that gains traction on social media—hundreds of likes, thousands of views, and positive feedback—you will inevitably be asked:...

By Hiran de Silva In a world where spreadsheets underpin the operations of nearly every industry—from finance and logistics to healthcare and education—it’s...

By Hiran de Silva A few days ago, Oz du Soleil posted a wonderful Excel challenge—one that’s drawn dozens of responses from the vibrant LinkedIn Excel community. The...