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A standing record of the work — every column issue, in order. Underneath it, a macro-data pipeline pulls, validates, and commits 27 indicatorsevery weekday in this repo. The cadence is the proof.

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August 2026

Signal
They deprecated the part that worked.
August 16, 2026 · Issue #15
Crafting
They revised away 103,000 jobs. The seniority data held.
August 14, 2026 · Issue #18
Signal
Snap Lost Users and Rose 10%. Pinterest Set a Record and Fell.
August 9, 2026 · Issue #14
Crafting
Reddit's Ad Revenue Grew 64%. The Stock Fell 21% on 300,000 Users.
August 7, 2026 · Issue #17
Signal
The vendor wrote the definition of success
August 2, 2026 · Issue #13

July 2026

Crafting
The Layoff Tracker Is Written for Investors. Most ICs Read It as a Verdict.
July 31, 2026 · Issue #16
Signal
The wrong answer costs the most.
July 26, 2026 · Issue #12
Crafting
The Metric Definition Is Becoming a File. Most Portfolios Are Still a Dashboard.
July 24, 2026 · Issue #15
Signal
The product stopped being a place.
July 19, 2026 · Issue #11
Crafting
AI Redundancy Washing Has a Tell.
July 17, 2026 · Issue #14
Signal
The AI budget got a meter
July 12, 2026 · Issue #10
Crafting
The Free AI Trial Ended. The Bill Didn't.
July 10, 2026 · Issue #13
Signal
The SDR job got sold in pieces.
July 5, 2026 · Issue #9
Crafting
Oracle's 10-K Said What the Press Releases Didn't.
July 4, 2026 · Issue #12
Crafting
The BI Brief Changed in June. The JD Hasn't.
July 3, 2026 · Issue #11

June 2026

Signal
The dashboard wrote itself.
June 28, 2026 · Issue #8
Crafting
Every Staff Analytics JD Lists dbt. Here's What It Actually Does — and Why It's the Trust Layer.
June 26, 2026 · Issue #10
Signal
The platform shipped the badge.
June 21, 2026 · Issue #7
Crafting
The AI Feature Shipped. The PAM Interview Now Tests Whether You Can Measure It.
June 19, 2026 · Issue #9
Signal
The agent became a graph.
June 14, 2026 · Issue #6
Crafting
The Analytics Interview Changed This Month. Most Prep Is Still for Last Month.
June 12, 2026 · Issue #8
Signal
The press release became a split test.
June 7, 2026 · Issue #5
Crafting
The Restructuring Wave Is Running Two Operations. Most Résumés Are Only Reading One.
June 5, 2026 · Issue #7

May 2026

Signal
The audit log became the moat.
May 31, 2026 · Issue #4
Crafting
Analytics Leadership Has a Build Brief and a Scale Brief. They're Not the Same Interview.
May 29, 2026 · Issue #6
Signal
The agent moved inside the suite.
May 24, 2026 · Issue #3
Crafting
The Senior Analyst Brief Has Split. Most Résumés Address the Half That Isn't Hiring.
May 22, 2026 · Issue #5
Signal
AI revenue is becoming a line item.
May 17, 2026 · Issue #2
Crafting
Social Platform RevOps Runs Two Books. Most Candidates Only Know One.
May 15, 2026 · Issue #4
Signal
The dashboard stopped being the product.
May 10, 2026 · Issue #1
Crafting
The Director Brief Has a New Question. Most Résumés Are Still Answering the Old One.
May 8, 2026 · Issue #3
Crafting
Product Analytics Is the Q2 Hire. Here's What the Brief Now Requires.
May 1, 2026 · Issue #2

April 2026

Crafting
The Cuts Are Priced In. The Build-Out Isn't.
April 24, 2026 · Issue #1