The Making of Tokyo Pulse: From Census Data to Living Art
A behind-the-scenes look at how Tokyo Pulse was built — the design decisions, the iterations, and what it takes to make data feel alive.
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I write about data strategy, machine learning, generative AI, and the business of turning data into decisions. Each article is practical, actionable, and drawn from real client engagements.
Tokyo Pulse: Turning Population Data into Living Art
How I transformed dry census data from Tokyo's 23 wards into an interactive, breathing artwork that reveals the hidden rhythms of one of the world's greatest cities.
How F1 Teams Process 1.1 Million Data Points Per Second
Inside the data engineering behind Formula 1 telemetry — from 300 sensors per car to real-time pit strategy. A breakdown of the streaming architectures that power modern motorsport.
What I Learned at Entrepreneur First — And Why I'm Looking for My Next Co-Founder
Lessons from the Entrepreneur First startup accelerator in Hong Kong. What it's really like to find a co-founder, validate AI SaaS startup ideas, and go from zero to one — and why I'm ready to do it again.
How to Design an Analytics Pipeline for a Growing SaaS
The analytics infrastructure that scales from 100 to 100,000 customers — event collection, data warehouse, transformation, and BI for SaaS product teams.
AI Strategy for Enterprise: A Practical Framework for Getting Started
A practical framework for building an enterprise AI strategy. Learn how to identify high-value AI use cases, build the right data foundations, and scale from pilot to production.
Data Architecture Patterns for Multi-Tenant SaaS: Which One Won't Break at Scale
The three multi-tenant data architecture patterns for SaaS — shared database, database-per-tenant, and hybrid. How to choose the right one before your Series B forces a rebuild.
How to Build a Data Strategy That Actually Drives Business Growth
A practical guide to building an effective data strategy. Learn how to align data infrastructure, governance, and analytics with business goals to unlock measurable value from your data assets.
Tableau vs Power BI: Which BI Tool Should Your Team Use in 2026?
An honest comparison of Tableau and Power BI from a consultant who has deployed both. Covers cost, data modeling, visualization, enterprise fit, and when to choose each tool.
How We Built a Self-Service KPI Platform with Microsoft Fabric and Power BI
A case study on implementing centralized data visualization with Microsoft Fabric, DAX semantic models, and Power BI self-service analytics for a consulting firm.
Building a Customer Churn Prediction Model with XGBoost
An end-to-end case study on predicting customer churn for a subscription business — from feature engineering and model training to deploying actionable retention dashboards.
Building an E-commerce ETL Pipeline with GCP Cloud Functions and BigQuery
How we automated KPI reporting for an e-commerce business using GCP Cloud Functions, BigQuery data marts, and Domo dashboards — replacing manual spreadsheets with real-time analytics.
Implementing Data Governance at an Insurance Company with Collibra and DMBOK
A case study on building an enterprise data governance framework for insurance using Collibra, Informatica, and Alteryx — aligned with DMBOK 2 knowledge areas.