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Re:Ask HN: How do you gain domain knowledge for unfamiliar i... by justaguyhere on Thursday April 05, 2018 @08:36AM (#16764254)
Ask people what they use Excel for and convert those into SaaS apps (you won't believe the things people do with Excel - I've seen Financial models running in Excel!). Even if you know nothing about an industry, this can be a quick conversation starter "do you use Excel often? what do you use it for?"

Try old school, boring, slow moving industries for low hanging fruits - manufacturing, leasing heavy equipment and even agriculture/animal raising in some cases. These have actual time saving requirements than building yet another project management application

Re:Ask HN: How do you gain domain knowledge for unfamiliar i... by Distant_horizon on Thursday April 05, 2018 @12:13PM (#16766212)
This is an excellent idea. I see retail/apparel execs struggle through Excel all day. Considering they're creative-minded and visual learners, I'm surprised no alternative has been adopted
Re:Ask HN: How do you gain domain knowledge for unfamiliar i... by acdanger on Friday April 06, 2018 @11:01AM (#16773738)
Could you get a little more specific? Are they managing inventory through spreadsheets? Or looking at financials?