"taking a SQL database or excel spreadsheet and turning it into an app platform" A key insight here is that SQL is too complicated for this to ever work, and a

"taking a SQL database or excel spreadsheet and turning it into an app platform" A key insight here is that SQL is too complicated for this to ever work, and also the trend towards functional programming (React.js, Scala etc) – see http://www.hyperfiddle.net/ http://www.hyperfiddle.net/ for what you get when you replace SQL with a simpler database! (We're seeking investment)