Data Operations

Posts about data operations, analytics, and organizational data management

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How to fix race conditions in no-code workflows

Photo by Debdut Chowdhury on Unsplash When you build your first “hello world” automation with Zapier, Pipedream, or n8n, you’re looking for simple things. Connect a trigger, run some steps, make a few decisions, and get a predictable outcome. For…

A time machine that predicts churn

Photo by Roger Ce on Unsplash I want to build a time machine. Let me be more specific. I want to create a log of events that’s so good it identifies the events that are very likely to predict churn.…

The multiplayer challenge for no-code tools

Two-player mode in Old School Rally Thanks for reading! Let me know if there’s a topic you’d like me to cover. The promise of no-code and low-code tools is compelling. We want to democratize software development and make it accessible…

How to write Slack messages that get results

Photo by Stephen Phillips – Hostreviews.co.uk on Unsplash What makes a perfect Slack message? No, I’m not talking about a dunk, reaction gif, or pranks like faking a typing indicator with a bot so that people are typing… appears constantly.…