I am Dreaming of a Smart Christmas

Christmas deliveries for the North Pole to 1.9Bn children is probably the ultimate logistics challenge.

And spreadsheet are just not up to the job.

See how the E.L.F. team quickly implemented a smart Christmas system before 24 December.

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Spreadsheets vs Systems: a 3rd Option

Are spreadsheets the world’s #1 database? They are certainly widely used where a structured system would provide a ‘better’ solution.

Spreadsheets vs. systems has been an ongoing dilemma, but there is an alternative that provides the best of both worlds.

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London FinTech Visits Switzerland

In Switzerland on a trade mission visiting Zurich and Geneva organized by UKTI and to Swiss FinTeCH Association

The theme is FinTech and is a great opportunity for financial institutions and technology firms to meet, share ideas, and explore business opportunities.

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LiveDataset and Golf

A week ago we held our annual celebration, bringing together Krescendo clients, employees, and friends.

We were proud to show LiveDataset to everyone and reveal how it is now in use globally.

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Urban Golf at Smithfields

As the end of the year approaches, we are celebrating with clients, friends, supporters and employees, continuing a tradition we started in 2014. Invitees will meet the Krescendo team, network with peers, and try out their golfing skills. With the help of a PGA golf pro and seven state‐of‐the‐art simulators, we will be transported to Read More

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Development Diary #8

Giving end users simple and powerful facilities for gathering and managing data is not enough.

It is now much easier to create datasets, even ones that automatically aggregate data.

See an example where just 2 simple formulae are used to calculate an annual total and aggregate that data by country.

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London FinTech Panel Interviewed in Hong Kong

During UKTI trade mission to Hong Kong and Macao, the London FinTech delegation met local VC and journalists in Hong Kong.

Interesting discussion ranged from: the health of the FinTech ecosystems in London and Hong Kong, to international security concerns, and the opportunities provided by uncertainty and disruption.

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LiveDataset Update

Development of our new product, LiveDataset, has been full-on over the last few months. LiveDataset has emerged from our R&D labs and is being actively used to help firms gather and manage organized information.

I will quickly summarize the progress that has been made here

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Hard Way or Smart Way?

Don’t be a hero persevering with the wrong tools. Do something about it.

“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe”
— Abraham Lincoln

Instead of complaining and struggling on, get the right tool for the job.

Be smart. Don’t use spreadsheets to gather information and implement business processes

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Development Diary #7

Spreadsheet software is a great tool for many tasks. Users being able to create and modify calculations in every cell is very flexible, but can be too disorganized.

LiveDataset is not a spreadsheet and takes a different approach — calculations are simple and organized.

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