The $500 Spreadsheet Teardown
One working session and a written teardown of the spreadsheet your organization now depends on: what it really does, where it breaks, and the one move to make next.
Book a $500 Spreadsheet TeardownBook first. You are invoiced $500 after the call, payable by check or by the invoice.
Who it is for
Owners, office managers and executive directors whose work runs on a spreadsheet that has quietly become load-bearing. If one person being out sick means nobody can find the numbers, it is time.
- Membership lists and renewals
- Bookings, schedules and staff shifts
- Invoices, deposits and who has paid
- Sponsors, vendors, volunteers and applications
- Inventory and orders
How it works
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Send us the spreadsheet
The file or an export, plus one sentence on what it is for and who touches it. Three files is fine. We read it before we talk.
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Walk it together
A 60-minute session on a shared screen: the columns, the formulas, the copies, and the tab nobody is allowed to touch.
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Get the written teardown
Within a week: what the sheet really does, where it breaks and for whom, and the one move to make next, with a price.
What you get back
A written teardown, within a week of the session. It covers:
- What the spreadsheet really does, including the jobs nobody wrote down.
- Where it breaks, and who it breaks for.
- What a working system would look like for your team.
- The one move we would make next, and what it would cost.
It is yours to keep and use, whether or not you work with us again.
Why start here
The most expensive software is the kind built around a guess. The Teardown puts the real work, the real exceptions and the real people on the table first, so whatever comes next is shaped around them.
It is not a sales call with a document attached. If the right answer is to keep the spreadsheet and fix three formulas, that is what the teardown says. See what earlier messes turned into.
Price and payment
$500
Book first. After the call you receive an invoice for $500, payable by check or by the payment instructions on the invoice. No card is needed to book, and there is no checkout on this site.
If you book a Working Session or larger within 30 days, the $500 is credited toward it.
Prefer a form?
Send the details here and we will reply within one business day to set a time. Curious who you would be working with? Read about BamXo.
Questions
Do we need to prepare anything?
Send the file, or an export of it, and one sentence on what it is for and who uses it. We read it before the call, so the hour goes to answers.
What kinds of spreadsheets can you tear down?
Excel, Google Sheets, Airtable, and exports from tools like QuickBooks or a booking system. If people copy data between them by hand, bring those too.
What if we have five spreadsheets?
Send them all. The Teardown looks at how they connect, because that is usually where things break. If the scope is bigger than one session, we will tell you before you are invoiced.
How do we pay?
Book first. After the call you receive an invoice for $500, payable by check or by the payment instructions on the invoice. There is no checkout on this site and no card is needed to book.
Is the $500 credited toward a larger project?
Yes. If you book a Working Session or larger within 30 days of your Teardown, the $500 comes off that invoice.
What if we decide not to build anything?
Then you keep the written teardown and a clear picture of your options. There is no obligation and no follow-up pressure.
Do you work outside Davis?
Yes. Teardowns happen on a shared screen, so anywhere works. Organizations around Davis can also meet in person.
Who will we be working with?
The same team that built every system on our Work page, from the first call to launch. No subcontractors and no hand-offs.
What happens to our data?
Your file is used only for your Teardown, is never shared, and is deleted when you ask.
Out of the spreadsheet by Friday.
Start with a $500 Teardown. Book first, pay by invoice after the call.