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day 277 of the operation / 05.10.2026

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Name for a Project That Should Have Stayed in Excel

Generates a name, a pitch, and the risk of becoming a startup. Next to it, the honest alternative that ships today and needs no kickoff.

a result with no scientific value. reliability: the same as always.

corporate name

click to name what should have been a spreadsheet tab

honest alternative

click to see where this ends up

Works today, runs on any machine, needs no onboarding, has no kickoff meeting, and can be versioned with “_FINAL_v2”. It’s ugly and good enough—the rarest combination in our field.

acceptance criteria

if the name needs an explanation, the project still hasn’t decided what it does. If it needs a logo, it made the wrong decision.

didn’t like it? good. there’s more.