Somewhere in your business, there may be a spreadsheet you can't get rid of.
It started simply enough.
You needed to track something.
Then you added another column.
A formula.
Another tab.
A few colours so you could remember what needed attention.
Now somebody has to explain how it works to every new person who touches it.
Don't change that cell.
Copy this part first.
Make sure you update the other tab.
The number over there isn't quite right unless you've done this other thing.
But you can't just delete it, because it's doing a real job.
It might be how you put quotes together.
Track client progress.
Plan your delivery.
Work out what needs to happen next.
That makes it more than a messy spreadsheet.
There is a piece of your business inside it.
One thing AI makes possible is taking work like that and building a better way to do it.
Not just making the spreadsheet prettier.
Imagine a quoting process where the person preparing the quote sees the questions they need to answer, rather than a wall of cells they aren't supposed to touch.
The pricing rules are still yours.
The business decisions are still yours.
But the person using it doesn't have to understand the entire spreadsheet to do their job.
That's the kind of business app I find interesting.
Not another little productivity demo you play with once and forget.
Something built around work that is already happening in your company.
The useful starting point is that you aren't inventing the rules from scratch.
Your spreadsheet already contains decisions you've made about how the business works.
The task is to understand those decisions and give people a better way to use them.
With NLC, you can talk through what you need with the agent and work towards it together.
You don't need to start by describing databases and technical architecture.
Start with what happens in your business.
What do you put in?
What should come out?
Where does the current way make life difficult?
The agent helps work out the details with you.
Of course, software that people depend on still needs checking.
A convincing screen isn't the same as a reliable business system.
Your rules need to work properly, and the result needs testing before you rely on it.
That's why I would start with a sensible piece of the job, not promise to replace your entire operation in two hours.
But you can begin.
You can stop assuming the current awkward way is the only way you'll ever have.
NLC is the AI agent system I use through my browser.
We set it up for you, and the birthday invitation gives you 30 days for $100 plus two hours of implementation with me.
Your own ChatGPT or Claude subscription is separate.
4 of the 10 slots have been taken.
That leaves 6 available.
This birthday invitation closes on 28 October.
You can ask for the particulars without sending me your spreadsheet.
Email APP to info@felixtay.com and we'll explain what's included, how it works and what continuing would cost.
FELIX
P.S. If you've got a process like this, tell me what the spreadsheet does.
No need to send private customer information or the file itself.