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October 2021 | Openbox
Iain Morrow
The last year has been quite a journey for Openbox. The pace of change really picked up over the last couple of months as 500 beta users have tested Openbox and given us unbelievably valuable feedback. We are now nearly ready to take the big step to version 1.0. We’ll be releasing this in early November.
The last year has been quite a journey for Openbox. The pace of change really picked up over the last couple of months as 500 beta users have tested Openbox and given us unbelievably valuable feedback. We are now nearly ready to take the big step to version 1.0. We’ll be releasing this in early November.
July 2021 | Uncategorized
An Openbox Easter Egg Has Been Found
At the launch event for the Openbox public beta on Thursday, we mentioned the “Easter eggs” hidden in Openbox. The prize for the first to find each one is a free lifetime license.
July 2021 | Openbox
Openbox Public Beta – Key updates and bug fixes since the private beta closed
The Openbox private beta closed late last year, and since then we’ve been concentrating on delivering the improvements that beta users asked for. We’re grateful to the dedicated users who have continued to send us additional suggestions, and we’ve been working to include those as well.
March 2021 | Model Build
How to avoid repeating history: 3 of the highest profile Excel errors of all time
Excel is a tool widely used by analysts of all levels of experience. To avoid repeating errors in the future, let us take a look at 3 of the highest-profile Excel errors from the past and see how steps can be taken to avoid a repeat.
February 2021 | Model Build
Is Excel the right tool for the job?
Excel is great, but it is not the answer to every problem. Excel has its limitations and they should be considered before using it in a business-critical application. The decision to use Excel should be an active one, rather than the default option.
January 2021 | Model Build
Are you relying on Excel based analysis to make business critical decisions?
In many businesses, Excel is used for critical reporting and decision making. As has been widely trailed, the flexibility and open structure of Excel models can leave them prone to error.
January 2021 | Model Build
Spreadsheet risk. How worried should we be?
When assessing your Excel financial modelling risk, here are some of the key factors you should consider.
December 2020 | Openbox
Openbox release notes: December update v0.8.21
Since the end of the Openbox beta round 3 in October, we've been hard at work fixing the issues our beta users have found and implementing their feature requests. Here is the complete list to date.
December 2020 | Openbox
Lambda matters a lot. Both because of what it allows Excel to do, and because of what it tells us about how Microsoft sees the future of Excel. Lambda means Microsoft is continuing to develop Excel as a platform for serious analysis, now and in the future.
November 2020 | Model Build
The Multi-Billion Dollar Excel Error that didn’t happen today
Excel is involved in every major transaction, every capital investment, every business sale, large or small and most financial forecasts. Decisions worth billions of dollars every single day are based on Excel models.
November 2020 | Model Audit
We set ourselves the challenge of looking at the financial model audit process to see how we can make it faster for our clients.
