Author - Hiran de Silva

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...

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...

In today’s digital enterprise, one question looms large: Should spreadsheet strategy be guided by the noise of social media or the core needs of the business? This...

Introduction There’s a widespread misdirection happening in the Excel community—particularly on social media. Influencers and online courses are telling you that...

For decades, the IT industry has been aware of Excel’s limitations when it comes to enterprise-level business processes. Despite being the backbone of countless tasks in...