📓 content/C- Many products are simply specialized interfaces on top of Excel.md by @scalingsynthesis

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  1. The Unbundling of Excel. Hundreds of B2B startups have been built by taking a job currently being done in Excel and trying to accomplish the job in more optimized, purpose-built B2B software. Every time you hear an entrepreneur say, “We’re replacing siloed spreadsheets and outdated processes with purpose-built software,” you’re hearing the Unbundling of Excel in real time. Many popular SaaS applications fall in this category. And yet, despite being “unbundled,” Excel keeps getting stronger. [[R- Excel never dies]]

Think about all of the CRM or task management applications that are glorified spreadsheets.