Meet the inventor of the electronic spreadsheet | Dan Bricklin

Dan Bricklin, co-creator of VisiCalc, tells the story of how he came up with the electronic spreadsheet and shows the first version in a short TED interview. He explains the idea behind it and how the design took shape.

HN people recommend it as a compact look at the design thinking behind the first spreadsheet, straight from its inventor.

“this is a fantastic talk about the design of the first electronic spreadsheet VisiCalc by Dan Bricklin”