Product · · 1 min read
Five signs your business has outgrown spreadsheets
Spreadsheets are a brilliant start. Here is how to tell when they have quietly become the most expensive system you own.
Amina Odhiambo
Head of Product & Design
Spreadsheets are flexible, familiar and free — which is exactly why they end up running far more of the business than they were ever meant to.
The warning signs
- Month-end takes longer every quarter
- Different people have different “latest” versions
- One person is the only one who understands the formulas
- You re-type the same data into several files
- You cannot answer simple questions without a day of work
If three or more sound familiar, it is time to look at a system designed for the job — starting small, with the process that hurts most.
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