Beyond Excel I: Coda as Productivity Tool for Lean Startups, Entrepreneurs, and Freelancers

If you have used Excel, you will love this class! This 3-class series dives into Coda, a modern productivity tool powering freelance consultants, lean startups, and bigger companies such as Uber. 

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• A framework for understanding the productivity tools modern businesses and startups use today
• The basic features of a modern data and project management platform called Coda used by companies such as Uber
• Skills to build your own tools that don't require you to be an Excel guru or computer programmer
• How to organize data for your projects including content marketing, HR, operations, and more!

PREREQUISITES

1. Create a free Coda account by signing in with Google using this special link for Skillshare subscribers
2. After you have created an account, open the Workbook & Syllabus for this class (copy the doc) with this link or this link

ABOUT

The spreadsheet has not changed much in 40 years, but your team and business have evolved quickly. In today’s Slack-a-fied workplace, real-time updates and collaboration are the norm. Why are we still stuck in Excel and Google Sheets?

This class will explore productivity tools that are meant for today’s modern worker and team.

This class is meant for entrepreneurs, freelancers, and businesses who need to stay productive with SaaS-based tools over expensive software programs. You will need to have an account with Coda to take this class. Coda is in beta and invite-only, but will be free for Skillshare students.

STEPS TO GET CODA FOR FREE

1. Make sure you have a Google account
2. Register with this special link for Skillshare subscribers and click "Sign in with Google"
3. Follow the on-screen steps to integrate with your Google Drive
4. Open the Class 1 doc for Skillshare via two methods 1) Copy doc from this link or 2) Open the doc directly with this link (It will say "View-only" in yellow). 
5. If you opened the doc via method 2, click "Copy Doc" in the top-left corner dropdown menu dropdown menu next to the doc title):