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Articles and essays on data, AI, and leading technical teams.

  • Shipping an AI Agent You Can Trust in Production Apr 13, 2026

    Field notes from building a Salesforce opportunity creation agent with a colleague. The model wasn't the hard part.

  • Building the Data Team That Delivers the Roadmap Apr 12, 2026

    Field notes on designing, hiring, onboarding, and building momentum with a data engineering team at a paid performance marketing agency.

  • When the Customer Changes and the Marketing Doesn't Apr 10, 2026

    A consumer goods brand built their marketing around one customer profile. The data showed a different one had been buying the whole time.

  • Why Your AI Pilot Stalls at the Data Foundation Mar 4, 2026

    A client project reminded me that the hardest part of shipping AI isn't the model. It's the foundational data work that has to happen first.

  • Three Questions Before You Build the AI Layer Feb 18, 2026

    AI can cut days off workflows that used to take weeks. The outcomes depend on honest answers to a few questions about the data underneath.

  • Consulting vs. Full-Time, Honestly Dec 9, 2025

    Field notes on the real tradeoffs after three years of fractional data work.

  • Reporting That Gets Used: Start From the Decision Nov 18, 2025

    The difference between reporting that gets adopted and reporting that gets ignored is usually upstream of the dashboard itself.

  • What Changes the First Time You Lead a Data Team Oct 22, 2025

    How a book written for corporate CDOs helped me think about consulting projects, team dynamics, and the transition from building to guiding.

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