Why do I sometimes become SpreadsheetMan?

As I pondered this question - at the end of 2019 and as the new year began - I realized that my motivation was not money. I definitely enjoy the idea that every once in a while I can feel like my next coffee was funded by some brain labor, by one or more of you finding value in something I’ve done. But, that wasn’t the motivation. So - I decided, without hesitation, that I would donate 100% of the profit from this site in 2020 to charitable causes that I, or perhaps my customers, find worthy and valuable to people in need. This makes me feel good - and hopefully makes you feel a bit better about buying something that could help you, and now, others.

“I decided, without hesitation, I would donate 100% of the profit from this site in 2020 to charitable causes…”

So - if not money, what is my motivation for becoming SpreadsheetMan in my otherwise “spare time”?

First - I truly love Spreadsheets. There are so many points in my career where Spreadsheets have transformed solutions I’ve created, and in fact, one transformative product that I was involved in where Spreadsheets truly helped millions of people work together more effectively - and it still does today ;) (I’ll save that for another post).

Second - I truly love learning, and one area I feel I need to learn more about is online small business apps, commerce and automation. What better product to bring to market than the spreadsheets I love to create?! I will likely begin sharing more about those other apps and related solutions (somehow related to spreadsheets, most likely) in the near future on this blog and site. For now, I learn something new with every post, every problem, every rote task that is needed to help me run this small…er… tiny… er… teensy-weensy business called SpreadsheetMan.

Thank you to everyone who helps me make this continually better and more useful - and especially to those who buy - and therefore GIVE to worthy causes.

I will post here the results of this strategy - and how our giving campaign works.

Happy New Year!