I first built an AI that thinks like an analyst. Now I have built a better AI analyst for the practical use of AI. This episode breaks down the simple rebuild: start with a clear objective, pick 5–8 focus columns, and ship a one-page Markdown brief. You’ll also get a 3-minute quiz (10:33), a Substack discussion (17:04), and a 9-step checklist you can use today.

What you’ll learn

• How to start with a clear business goal (not charts)
• Why focusing on 5–8 columns increases signal
• How a 1-page brief moves work faster than a dashboard

Quiz & Discussion

• Take the Lightning Quiz
• Join the Substack discussion: https://mukundansankar.substack.com/(Tell your day-two story, your one metric, and your 5–8 focus columns.)

Listener Checklist

Copy/paste:

1) Objective (one line)

2) 5–8 focus columns

3) 10 questions + why

4) Quick data health checks

5) Export 1-page brief

6) Share in Slack/Notion/Jira

7) Run 2–3 quick analyses today

8) Log learning + next decision

9) Repeat tomorrow

Links

• Blog version: (with Medium membership): https://medium.com/data-science-collective/i-built-an-ai-that-thinks-like-a-data-analyst-then-it-went-viral-so-i-made-it-smarter-1f3206a8254b
• (Free): https://mukundansankar.substack.com/p/i-built-an-ai-that-thinks-like-a
• Substack Note (comments hub): https://mukundansankar.substack.com/notes
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