The Dashboard Effect

Your Finance Stack Is Broken: Stop Trusting the Magic Spreadsheet

January 27, 2026·13 min
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Most finance and ops teams aren’t short on data, they’re short on trust in the numbers. This podcast digs into why reporting breaks down, why Excel becomes a crutch, and what actually changes when companies move to cleaner, more reliable data foundations. We talk with CFOs, operators, and data leaders about the messy reality behind budgets, forecasts, board decks, and “magic spreadsheets” and how teams can get out of survival mode and make better decisions with confidence. At Blue Margin, we...

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