Can AI end Excel's whole career?

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Joey Mazars
January 10, 2025

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While CES 2025 floods us with AI news, let’s focus on using AI to get stuff done today.

I’m not here to tell you what Sam Altman ate for breakfast. This newsletter is about action—not fluff.

👊 Here’s to another week of implementing AI instead of just reading about it.

📌 TLDR: Action-Step

  1. Try a cool Excel trick you didn’t know before.

  2. Spend 5 minutes creating an app you always wanted with Lovable.

  3. Deep dive: How Apple did us dirty

THE GOOD STUFF OF THE WEEK
Use AI to “WOW” Your Boomer Excel Colleague

There are two types of office workers 👉

  1. Those who spend 50% of their day building Excel models… and the other 50% being smug about it.

  2. The rest of us, slightly intimidated by this outdated yet powerful tool.

Good news: You don’t need a math degree or hours of tutorials anymore.

The Goal: Master Excel tasks—with AI doing the heavy lifting.

The Simple Plan:

  1. Open ChatGPT and describe what you need Excel to do.

  2. Pro Tip: Upload a screenshot of your sheet for better context.

  3. If something doesn’t work, ask ChatGPT to refine its solution. Or screen-share with Google AI Studio for instant fixes.

  1. Once the formula works, ask ChatGPT to explain it so you can join the "smug Excel club."

To Do Next: Recall an annoying Excel problem you’ve faced. Try solving it with ChatGPT now. 🔥 Bonus: Analyze someone else’s Excel sheet like a pro.

AI TOOL OF THE WEEK
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  • Build a calorie tracker for your fitness plan.

  • Add an ROI calculator to your blog.

  • Create a simple inventory tracker for a small business.

  • Prototype an idea before pitching it to stakeholders.

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What It Does: Create apps, websites, or other coded tools by just describing them. Lovable’s intuitive AI turns your prompts into functional designs you can use right away.

Pricing: Free for basic projects. Upgrade to $20/month for complex needs.

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What AI challenge are you tackling this week? Hit reply and share—I’d love to feature your story in the next issue!

PS: Forward this to a friend who’s curious about AI. They’ll thank you (and so will I).

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