By Hiran de Silva There’s a recurring comment I encounter whenever I introduce more advanced Excel techniques or cloud-based spreadsheet architecture. It usually comes...
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By Hiran de Silva ABSTRACT This article discusses the contrasting reactions to using Excel for enterprise-grade solutions, where some dismiss advanced applications as...
In Part One, we explored the origins of online trolling—how anonymous mischief-makers infiltrated expert forums in the early days of the internet, pretending to be...
I recently came across an article describing Donald Trump as a troll, written by the Englishman Nate White. That word—troll—hit me with a jolt of nostalgia. I hadn’t...
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Benchmarking Excel Solutions in the Enterprise: Lessons from Hiran de Silva’s Mission Impossible Challenge
Hiran de Silva has developed a series of rigorous benchmarking challenges designed to evaluate different approaches to solving real-world enterprise problems using Excel...
In a recent vlog, I reflected on a powerful concept triggered by Mynda Treacy’s video about creating a side hustle using Excel. While the video focused on earning more...
This is a follow-up to a video on Excel-based side hustles, particularly addressing a deeper question: How can you earn more with your Excel skills? Most people think...
Four days ago, Mynda Tracy released a YouTube video discussing how to turn Excel skills into a side hustle. In her video, she made a striking claim: there are only two...
In the ever-evolving space of business intelligence, planning, and analytics, the tension between marketing narratives and technical realities is becoming increasingly...
In today’s digital landscape, Excel experts often find themselves serving one of two “gods”: the god of social media or the god of business management. These two deities...