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Data and AI are NOT hard. Most projects don't fail because the technology is difficult—they fail because we repeat the same pitfalls.

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How Dashboard Overload Nearly Killed Our Product Launch

Sarah M.•VP of Analytics•E-commerce Retailer

12 months ago

We were launching a new product line and the exec team wanted "complete visibility." So we built a dashboard with 52 metrics, 18 charts, and 6 different filters. It took us 3 weeks to build. The CEO...

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The Vanity Metric Trap →

We Had 1M Users But Zero Revenue

Michael T.•Founder & CEO•B2B SaaS (Acquired 2023)

12 months ago

My SaaS startup was crushing it. Or so we thought. Every board meeting, I'd show the hockey stick growth: - Total signups: 1,000,000+ - Monthly active users: 200,000 - App downloads: 500,000+ Invest...

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