When I first opened Power BI Desktop, I thought I was looking at a smarter, shinier version of Excel charts.

I was wrong. Not a little wrong. Completely wrong.

After years of using Power BI across corporate trainings, community sessions, and real-world projects — here are the 5 things I wish someone had told me on Day 1.

Hardcoding format strings across every DAX measure is a pain. In my latest blog, I show how one DAX UDF handles all your numeric formatting needs, currency symbols, K/M/B/T scaling, bracket negatives, delta icons and more, all with just one DAX User Defined Function. Check it out and let me know your thoughts.