TLDR 2025-09-12
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That giant mountain of spreadsheets and screenshots standing between your startup and your success.
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Why hasn’t someone come out with a simple way to “compile” a spreadsheet?
Once I’ve “perfected” my spreadsheet, why can’t I “freeze” into an app. That app would allow input BUT, (and there is always a BIG butt), not allow formulas or formatting changes.
When I was the bar manager at my local American Legion post, I had several spreadsheets for various functions. Unfortunately, I couldn’t share them with my team because invariably some one would mess it up the formulas or format. So even when we got square to take credit cards, my data entry work didn’t ease up; it increased. Argh!
I could have coded an app in assembler, Fortran, or COBOL, but why bother? That was more work than just entering, and in some cases, reentering the same data. Luckly, COVID came an killed the Post’s business. Thanks to Gooferment diktats and no reduction in fees to non-profits, we went from stay afloat to being underwater. Argh!
I still would like de able to “freeze” a spreadsheet. Maybe I should apply to Apple, Microsoft, or Google to develop it for them. I don’t see them doing much to advance spreadsheet technology?
FWIW!
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