Spreadsheets vs. Web Apps

There was a time during the 1990s when most businesses still handled their important processes the exact same way: through a single threaded spreadsheet that could essentially only be used by a single person at one time. Keep in mind that this was also during a period when 56k Internet…

In a lot of situations, businesses are still using spreadsheets as a database to capture key intelligence and other information – which is a decision that certainly brings with it its fair share of challenges. More often than not, once the data is entered into a spreadsheet it tends to stay there,…

  Why Are You Still Running the Company on Spreadsheets? You already know something is broken. The spreadsheet your ops manager built three years ago has 47 tabs, nobody fully understands it anymore, and last quarter someone accidentally overwrote a formula that cost you two days of reconciliation work. Sound…

If you examine the day-to-day processes of many early-stage companies, you’ll often find that they have one thing in common: a lot of them use spreadsheets to manage a wide range of different aspects of their business. Whether you’re talking about Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets doesn’t matter – they…

Most people think that the IT issue that is preventing them from working is the result of failed technology. They jump to all kinds of conclusions: “It must be a bug in the software!” “It’s a systems failure!” “I wonder if someone hacked into the network?” Any one of these…

Businesses still use standard spreadsheet applications for a wide range of different reasons. Sometimes they’re used for menial and administrative tasks like data entry, other times they’re used to keep track of larger issues like project progress, client relationships and more. Many organizations choose to rely on these solutions that…

According to one recent study, only about 80% of the businesses that open their doors today will survive to celebrate their one year anniversary. Of those that reach that milestone, only about 66% will make it to year two. Only about half of those that remain will make it to…

Spreadsheets offer a low-cost option for organizing data. If you have a Microsoft Office package, you have access to Excel. Or, you may choose to use a free spreadsheet program like Google Sheets. Whatever the specific software, you can gain a lot of functionality for very little financial outlay. But…

Many businesses are tempted to take shortcuts in order to save money. They believe that if they can pay less for certain products or services, they can boost their profits by reducing overall expenses. However, this doesn’t always work. In fact, in many cases, the business settles for less than…

Your grandfather may have been the king of improvisation when working on a car or tasks around the house. Unable to find a screwdriver, he may have grabbed a knife you’re your grandmother’s kitchen drawer. The blade worked for the job, but not as well as the screwdriver. Grandpa knew…