Next in Data

Data Stack - The Roundup #1

5 projects from 5 builders working across data, ML, and AI. Real work, straight from the source.

Jun 7 • Nazan | NextInData

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May 2026

How I Built a Personal Weekly Digest Tool for Newsletter Readers

A walkthrough of the full pipeline: RSS feeds, Python, a simple feeds file, and one interesting failure along the way.

May 23 • Nazan | NextInData

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6 Months on Substack: What I Built, Learned, and What Comes Next

A Honest Reflection on Writing, Building, and Finding Your Voice in a Crowded Space

May 17 • Nazan | NextInData

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The AI "Context Layer": High-Level Hype vs. The Reality of Data Debt

Bridging the Gap Between "Context Infrastructure" and the Reality of Organizational Debt

May 5 • Nazan | NextInData

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April 2026

The Story Behind KI-Tax: A Free Canadian🇨🇦 Tax Estimator for Self-Employed People

How I Built KI-Tax: A Free Canadian Tax Estimator for Self-Employed People

Apr 17 • Nazan | NextInData

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AI Didn't Teach Me to Code But It Changed How I Build

A data scientist's honest take on what AI actually changes about the work, and what it doesn't.

Apr 12 • Nazan | NextInData

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I built a free Canadian🇨🇦 tax estimator for self-employed people

I built a free Canadian tax estimator for self-employed people and I'd love your feedback.

Apr 5 • Nazan | NextInData

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March 2026

Is Your AI Habit Giving You “Brain Fry”?

Insights from a new HBR study on the cognitive costs of the AI-driven workplace.

Mar 10 • Nazan | NextInData

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February 2026

Why Calculating AI ROI Is Harder Than It Looks

Everyone's investing in AI and almost nobody can agree on what they're actually getting back.

Feb 25 • Nazan | NextInData

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10-Minute Data Strategy Audit: Part 4 - Knowledge Debt

Part 4 - Knowledge Debt (The “Bus Factor” Lens)

Feb 17 • Nazan | NextInData

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10-Minute Data Strategy Audit: Part 3 - Model Debt

Part 3 - Model Debt (The ML Lifecycle Lens)

Feb 15 • Nazan | NextInData

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10-Minute Data Strategy Audit: Part 2 - Data Debt

Data Debt (The Governance Lens) for Data Strategy Audit

Feb 13 • Nazan | NextInData

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