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SQL (Athena/Presto) and Python Reference Guide

Practical SQL examples for common data transformation tasks in Athena/Presto syntax, with inline comments explaining datatypes and outputs.

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Data Foundation — The Layers Between Raw Data and Your Decisions

The finance team's churn number is 4.2%. The product team's churn number is 6.8%. Same company. Same quarter. The disagreement traces back to the foundation.

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Product Analytics Framework — Closing the Gap Between Teams

GTM brought in the account. Product built the features. Engineering kept the platform running. And yet the customer churned. This is a measurement problem.

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The Metrics That Move Before Revenue Does

Revenue is a lagging indicator. By the time it moves, the decision window has already closed. These are the metrics that tell you what is coming first.

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Emergence of the Data Ecosystem

Most of the roles we now consider standard in the data ecosystem didn't exist in the late 2000s. A first-hand account of how data specialization evolved.

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The Math Behind CLTV for a SaaS Enterprise Business

Customer lifetime value is one of the most cited and least correctly calculated metrics in SaaS. Here is the math that actually matters.

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Preparing Your Business for Machine Learning

Most ML projects fail before the model is built. The problem is rarely the algorithm — it is the data, the problem definition, and the organizational readiness.

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Database for the Digital World — Review Exercise

Practice exercises for SQL fundamentals with real-world marketing and product scenarios.

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Database for Digital Marketers — SELECT, COUNT, WHERE

SQL fundamentals for digital marketers. No prior SQL experience required.

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Database for Digital Marketers — The Basics

What is a database? What is a table? What is a query? The foundations of data literacy for non-technical professionals.

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Preparing for a Data Science and Machine Learning Program

What to study, what to build, and what to expect before entering a formal data science program.

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Machine Learning Project Life Cycle

From problem definition to production deployment — the complete lifecycle of an ML project and where most teams get it wrong.

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