Ask HN: What kind of ideas are not VC-backable but should exist in the future?

Re:Ask HN: What kind of ideas are not VC-backable but should... by Smoosh on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @08:23PM (#23708510)

I've always thought that Excel redesigned as a database could be a viable product.

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Re:Ask HN: What kind of ideas are not VC-backable but should... by GregOwen on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @09:27PM (#23708979)

That's what we're building at Sigma (https://www.sigmacomputing.com/)

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Re:Ask HN: What kind of ideas are not VC-backable but should... by EKLM-ZK88 on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @08:55PM (#23708760)

Isn't that what access is?

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Re:Ask HN: What kind of ideas are not VC-backable but should... by Smoosh on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @09:40PM (#23766138)

Are you trying to get on my enemies list? ;-)

Actually, I wondered if someone would bring up Access. The problem with it is that it is trying to be a "real" database with an accessible interface. I feel it doesn't do either well. It can be very useful, but never simple and easy enough for the target users I'm thinking about.

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