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by stephsmithio 7y ago
Thank you!
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by stephsmithio 7y ago
The chronological order was VisiCalc, then Lotus123, then Excel. Microsoft had a spreadsheet tool called Multiplan during the era of Lotus123, but it didn't get much traction.
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by stephsmithio 7y ago
Yes, agreed that there's lots of room for improvement. It's actually quite amazing that the core functionality has enabled it to stick for so long. Re: Excel is Fun, found the channel while researching for the piece and it is trul
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by stephsmithio 7y ago
I had so much fun writing this so it was super nice to run into it while browsing HN. I think there's a lot we can all learn from the history of Excel (arguably the most bulletproof software of the past few decades), particularly in th
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by stephsmithio 7y ago
I strangely found myself spending my weekend writing something spanning a love letter and evaluation behind Excel's unparalleled success over 3 decades. I'm not entirely sure why I chose to spend my time doing this, but I think it
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An Ode to Excel(blog.stephsmith.io)
4 points by stephsmithio 7y ago|1 comments
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by stephsmithio 7y ago
Interesting! I had a post top front page earlier this year and it generated 31,029 pageviews - almost exactly what you experienced.
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by stephsmithio 7y ago
With remote work becoming more mainstream, I still wonder why so many companies close their doors to distributed teams. Of course, not every remote worker is created equally, but I do ponder the disconnect between companies looking for peop
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Stop Looking Inside a Box for People Thinking Outside of One(blog.stephsmith.io)
3 points by stephsmithio 7y ago|1 comments
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by stephsmithio 7y ago
Thanks for posting this question and to those who answered with advice. This is something I've been struggling with recently, despite others probably facing the same envy when looking at my life. I decided to compile some of my favouri
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by stephsmithio 7y ago
She* :) I would agree that the concepts are relevant to all. Certain parts may be more difficult for those in varying circumstances, but I think the core principles are still valid: 1) Iterating until you find a "good" path 2) Wor
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by stephsmithio 7y ago
OP: Thank you for sharing your perspective! I think we all struggle with this, which is one of the reasons I wrote the article. We are taught to believe others are born great, but really everyone struggles to get from A to B. Focusing on a
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by stephsmithio 7y ago
OP here. This is a good point. While I certainly think there is value in reading _how_ to do things better, IMO there is an upper limit on this. I more often see people reading about X, Y, or Z, never to actually take action, rather than th
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by stephsmithio 7y ago
I spent the last few days writing this piece as I was reflecting and frustrated with my short-term progress (or lack there of). This led me to consider what I think greatness even is, which was almost therapeutic to think through. Curious t
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To be great, be good repeatably(blog.stephsmith.io)
435 points by stephsmithio 7y ago|46 comments
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WTF Moments in Startupville(twitter.com)
2 points by stephsmithio 7y ago|0 comments
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by stephsmithio 7y ago
That’s a good point! The world is shifting.
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A New Age: Finding Non-Tech Remote Jobs(blog.stephsmith.io)
3 points by stephsmithio 7y ago|2 comments
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3 Ways to Use Google Sheets as a Database in Node(blog.stephsmith.io)
3 points by stephsmithio 7y ago|0 comments
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by stephsmithio 7y ago
Hey HN. After teaching myself to code over the last year and launching multiple products, I thought I would at some point “feel” more like a developer. For whatever reason that feeling hasn’t changed, so I decided to run a poll to see when
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When do you become a developer?(blog.stephsmith.io)
3 points by stephsmithio 7y ago|1 comments
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by stephsmithio 8y ago
So I’ve been working remotely for the past 3 years and whenever I search for things like “tips for managing virtual teams” or “flexible workforce tips”, I get back super vague listicles with advice like “hire well”, or “engage often”. Whil
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Managing Remote Teams: A Psychological Perspective(blog.stephsmith.io)
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by stephsmithio 8y ago
A lot of good nuggets in here. Dunning-Kruger and Mt. Stupid is one, but I especially like this quote "meetings are just scheduled interruptions".
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by stephsmithio 8y ago
This is something that I've been thinking about a lot recently, and even moreso after seeing the comments on this post. I question why people are spending time on HN proving that they don't have enough time to do things because of
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by stephsmithio 8y ago
Thank you.
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by stephsmithio 8y ago
Yes, exactly. Life is a marathon and if you put in consistent effort you'll make it to the "finish line". Perhaps slower than some others who had more time to move more quickly or with significant breaks, but you’ll get there
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by stephsmithio 8y ago
I love this > This idea that you get to do stuff that others don't (and expect any outcome of significance) while acting like "normal" people do is mind boggling.
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by stephsmithio 8y ago
This is actually a really interesting concept. I think there are certainly some benefits of focusing on one thing or epoch, but I do wonder if most of my energy going toward one thing would make me no longer enjoy that particular thing. Reg
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by stephsmithio 8y ago
This is great. I don't expect that everyone spends 8h a day on projects (I definitely don't manage anywhere close to this), but even 1h per day is really solid and will compound over time. I've personally found the KPIs super

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