Gridmaster
Learning and science
online spreadsheet courses
SHOW HN2016
How HN took it
8 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 1 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score +0.48.
Idea: 6 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good niche with clear demand
From 2 comments
This is a great idea, I can tell you from personal experience of running a coding school for 5 years that over 50% of inquiries we get in regards to adult classes have to do with…
primitivesuave on HNYes please. I use spreadsheets a ton but am lost when it comes to VLookup, pivot tables, linking to different sheets. Will be watching to see where this goes. From a business…
goatherders on HN
Nice name and design
From 2 comments
If you don't know who the spreadsheet wizard is at your company, become that person. This works in almost any company regardless of field. Once there are some more lessons here,…
no_protocol on HNNice design, I must say. Clearly made with "<3".
abreu on HN
Objections
Spreadsheet in browser is half-working and hard to use
From 1 comment
If you don't know who the spreadsheet wizard is at your company, become that person. This works in almost any company regardless of field. Once there are some more lessons here,…
no_protocol on HN
Should teach real Excel rather than a clone
From 1 comment
Excel has no competitors today for serious use. Google Spreadsheet lacks analysis features, LibreOffice is laughable (can't even deduplicate rows). If you want to teach serious…
SonOfLilit on HN
Requests
Use real Google Sheets or Excel in the browser for exercises
From 1 comment
If you don't know who the spreadsheet wizard is at your company, become that person. This works in almost any company regardless of field. Once there are some more lessons here,…
no_protocol on HN
Use business use case scenarios
From 1 comment
If you don't know who the spreadsheet wizard is at your company, become that person. This works in almost any company regardless of field. Once there are some more lessons here,…
no_protocol on HN
Questions
Which features will be covered and how will experienced users be onboarded
From 1 comment
Looks interesting, which features do you intend to cover? How are you going to onboard people with previous (extensive) experience using spreadsheets but not with feature X?
Bootvis on HN
Which keyboard shortcuts should be learned
From 1 comment
I'd like to learn how to be a spreadsheet wizard who doesn't need to use the mouse. What are the major shortcut keys that the pros are using?
j_m_b on HN
Alternatives named
Excel and Google Sheets
From 1 comment
Excel has no competitors today for serious use. Google Spreadsheet lacks analysis features, LibreOffice is laughable (can't even deduplicate rows). If you want to teach serious…
SonOfLilit on HN
ExcelIsFun YouTube channel
From 1 comment
If we're talking Excel YouTube channels, then ExcelIsFun is pretty much all you need to turn yourself into an Excel expert. I personally can't see myself ever covering it all,…
ZenoArrow on HN