Insights

Practical observations. Unexpected connections.

Notes on problems, patterns, systems, decisions, and the things that become interesting when you look a little closer.

from the field

Sometimes the problem is only one field wide.

A single inconsistent field can make an otherwise useful dataset impossible to trust. Sometimes the work isn’t a new system or a major transformation. It’s finding the small thing that’s breaking the logic, fixing it, and making sure it stays fixed.

another small problem

from the notebook

Ideas, observations, and the occasional unexpected connection.

practical observation

The spreadsheet everyone is afraid to change.

It started as a temporary solution. Now an important business process depends on it.

Data & Systems

Two reports. Two answers. Same question.

The numbers are both technically correct. The definitions behind them aren't the same.

PRICING & MARGINS

The price changed. The margin didn’t.

Sometimes the problem isn’t the price itself. It’s a cost, markup, fee, or assumption somewhere underneath it that never moved.