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Own the Spreadsheet, Own the World

SeattleDataGuy’s Newsletter • 353 implied HN points • 28 Nov 25
🕹 Technology Spreadsheets
  1. Excel remains a key tool for many teams, despite the availability of advanced data platforms. It's easy to use and allows quick edits without messing with permanent data sources.
  2. When teams prefer Excel over dashboards, it usually signals a deeper issue, like dashboards not meeting their needs or users needing more flexibility.
  3. Instead of trying to eliminate Excel, it's more effective to incorporate it into data strategies, allowing users to access and manipulate data in familiar ways.

Plus Post: Execucom MindSight

Computer Ads from the Past • 128 implied HN points • 27 Nov 25
🕹 Technology Spreadsheets
  1. MindSight lets you ask a spreadsheet “what if” and quickly hop to the answer, making scenario analysis feel like a simple command.
  2. This is presented as a paid subscription post, but the piece also offers at least one free read or excerpt before you have to pay.
  3. The post uses a vintage MacUser image and retro computer visuals, suggesting a nostalgic look at older computing culture and ads.

How LibreOffice and Markdown Can Become The Future of AI Productivity

Experiments with NLP and GPT-3 • 7 implied HN points • 05 Feb 26
🕹 Technology Spreadsheets
  1. Native Markdown support makes documents much easier for AI to read and process because Markdown preserves structure without hidden formatting noise.
  2. Treating spreadsheets and presentations as web-first formats (JSON, HTML, JavaScript) lets AI generate live, interactive data views and dynamic, responsive slides instead of static files.
  3. Focusing on open standards, interoperability, and reliability builds the infrastructure that actually makes AI useful, instead of chasing flashy but brittle agent features.
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