Adam Finer - Learn BI

Tomorrow's the day! I'm really excited to launch LBIA Build Studio, my new series of live AI application-building masterclasses!

We're kicking off by building a Financial Market Analysis Platform, bringing together ChatGPT, Python, APIs, VS Code, Supabase, Bolt, GitHub and Netlify.

You'll see how these tools work together to create a real, functioning business application, without needing to be an experienced developer.

Join me live tomorrow, 4 November, at 18:00 Paris time!

• First masterclass: $49
• Complete four-session series: $199
• Recordings, source code, tested prompts and reproduction guides included.

You can also join any of the three later masterclasses individually.

Find out more and register:
www.learnbi.academy/pages/lbia-build-studio

1 week ago | [YT] | 12

Adam Finer - Learn BI

I'm launching something new at Learn Business Intelligence Academy!

It's called 𝗟𝗕𝗜𝗔 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼, and the idea is simple: build real, working business applications using AI.

Over the past year, I've spent a lot of time exploring what happens when you move beyond asking AI questions and start using it to build actual software.

And one thing has become increasingly clear to me.

You no longer need to be an experienced software developer to create genuinely useful business applications.

But there's a big difference between getting AI to generate a quick prototype and building something that actually works.

That's what I want to explore with Build Studio.

Starting on 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟰 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, I'll be hosting four live, two-hour masterclasses where you'll watch me build complete applications from start to finish.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲'𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴:

① Financial Market Analysis Platform
② BI Asset & Data Governance Platform
③ HR & Recruitment Management Platform
④ Demand Forecasting & Inventory Planning Platform

These aren't pre-recorded tutorials or carefully edited demonstrations.

You'll see the actual development process, including the decisions, problems and inevitable troubleshooting along the way.

You can ask questions throughout, and you'll receive the recordings, source code, tested prompts and detailed reproduction guides afterwards.

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴:

First masterclass: $49
Masterclasses 2–4: $79 each
Complete four-session series: $199 (save $87)

Places are limited per session.

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿:
www.learnbi.academy/pages/lbia-build-studio

If you've been wondering how far you can realistically take AI-assisted application development without being a software developer, this is exactly what we'll be exploring.

\#AIBuildStudio #AIApplications #BusinessIntelligence #BuildWithAI

1 week ago | [YT] | 15

Adam Finer - Learn BI

I'm thinking about running a new live masterclass on building data applications with AI, and I'd love your feedback!

The idea is a 2-hour, interactive class where I'll demonstrate how to build and deploy a fully functioning data application from scratch, using AI throughout the process.

We'll go from idea → data retrieval → Python analysis → database → frontend → deployment

Using tools including ChatGPT, Python, Bolt, Supabase, GitHub, VS Code and Netlify.

The goal is to show what it actually takes to turn AI-generated prompts and code into a working application.

I'm currently thinking:

- 2-hour live, interactive class
- Maximum 20 attendees
- Introductory price of $49
- Recording, prompts, scripts and supporting resources included

Before I commit to developing the class, I'd like to gauge interest.

If this sounds like something you'd be interested in, please register your interest using this short form:

forms.gle/gGHutkBLaj9Tm5Sj6

Thanks for your feedback!

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 34

Adam Finer - Learn BI

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗜 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 #𝟵 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁!

Here's what's been happening in business intelligence over the past two weeks:

• 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝘀: Google introduces AI-generated analytical applications built on governed BI data.

• 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗜: AI report-authoring agents can now work with custom visuals.

• 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁: Specialist AI analysts are now generally available.

• 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗕𝗜: Two new videos exploring Claude-generated dashboards and whether AI-built apps could replace traditional BI tools.

There's a lot happening around AI-generated dashboards and applications right now. But how close are we to replacing traditional BI development?

I've shared my thoughts on all four stories in the latest newsletter.

Read The BI Brief #9:
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2 weeks ago | [YT] | 7

Adam Finer - Learn BI

🗡️🛡️ 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗕𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗞𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁

Some of the discussions I've been reading on LinkedIn about AI and its capabilities in data and BI remind me of a famous scene from 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹.

King Arthur encounters the Black Knight, who refuses to let him pass and a fight ensues.

Arthur cuts off one of the knight's arms.

"It's just a flesh wound!"

Then the other arm. Then both legs.

Eventually, the Black Knight is reduced to a torso and a head, still defiantly refusing to concede defeat.

Sound familiar?

"AI will never write SQL as well as an experienced developer." Well, it's getting rather good at that.

"Yes, but it'll never build proper dashboards." Except now it can.

"Fine, but it'll never understand our business logic or maintain our semantic models." Are we quite so sure about that?

Of course, concerns about accuracy, governance, security and maintainability are legitimate.
But there's a difference between recognising what AI can't reliably do today and assuming it never will.

And there's a difference between healthy scepticism and outright dismissal.

You can guard the gate all you like, but AI is already inside the walls.

Perhaps we'd be better off spending less time explaining what AI can't do and more time discovering what it can.

𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗞𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁.

1 month ago | [YT] | 9

Adam Finer - Learn BI

If you enjoyed my recent HTML dashboards video, you'll want to check out the follow up video I posted last week. It goes into more depth about how dashboards, more broadly, are evolving into something that do more than just display information.

I explore what kinds of new functionalities are becoming more commonplace and where I believe dashboards and reporting in general are headed.

Check it out.

1 month ago | [YT] | 5

Adam Finer - Learn BI

The BI Brief #8 is out.

This edition:
🔹 Copilot can now build Fabric Real-Time Dashboards
🔹 Databricks buys Row Zero and plans to bring spreadsheets into Genie
🔹 Sigma Agents reach general availability
🔹 Plus, my two latest videos on HTML dashboards and why dashboards are becoming applications

Read the latest edition:
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1 month ago | [YT] | 2

Adam Finer - Learn BI

A little Friday reminder: just because AI can analyse the data doesn’t mean you should upload it. 😬

Have a great weekend, everyone!

1 month ago | [YT] | 15

Adam Finer - Learn BI

HTML dashboards seem to be everywhere at the moment. And I’ll admit, I was sceptical.

Where does the data come from? How does it stay up to date? And if you have to handle security yourself, why not just use a BI tool?

Once I looked into them, I realised people were using the term to mean quite different things. Some were much closer to the tools and apps I’d already been building.

In my new video, I unpack those differences and show some practical examples—including a fully interactive dashboard ChatGPT built in about two minutes.

If you’ve been wondering what all the fuss is about, this one’s for you 👇

Have you tried building an HTML dashboard yet?
#htmldashboards #businessintelligence

1 month ago | [YT] | 18

Adam Finer - Learn BI

Getting to know the Learn BI fam a little better with some completely non-BI questions.

#6: Would you rather read the book or watch the film?

1 month ago | [YT] | 3