How the First Spreadsheet Turned a PC into a Business Tool

Before VisiCalc, a personal computer was a hobbyist's toy. Then, in 1979, two Harvard MBAs and a programmer built the first electronic spreadsheet—and suddenly businesses had a reason to buy Apple IIs by the dozen. This episode traces how VisiCalc invented the killer app, turned the PC into a productivity machine, and launched the software industry as we know it. We look at the specific numbers: how VisiCalc sales helped Apple hit $100 million in revenue by 1980, why early spreadsheet errors cost real money, and how the idea of a 'what-if' analysis reshaped corporate decision-making. Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston get their due as the unsung pioneers who made every desk a finance department. #VisiCalc #DanBricklin #BobFrankston #Spreadsheet #KillerApp #AppleII #PersonalComputing #SoftwareHistory #Technology #BusinessSoftware #WhatIfAnalysis #HarvardBusinessSchool #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #TechHistory #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #TechHistoryWithFexingo Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo