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Dear Analyst #99: Hyperscaling at Uber Eats and using VBA to automate M&A models with Ryan Cunningham

MLOps, neuromorphic computing, next-generation enterprises. These are concepts you generally don’t hear about in the field of data analytics. This episode shows that you can parlay a career in data analysis into any field you want. That’s exactly what Ryan Cunningham did to become a Senior Associate Builder at AI Fund. Ryan studied finance and […]

Dear Analyst #67: Automating tedious tasks with scripts and solving problems software can’t fix

This episode is actually a recap of a talk I gave at a meetup. After reflecting a bit about the subject matter, I wanted to discuss some other topics that are more important than writing VBA scripts or doing stuff in Excel. At the meetup, I discussed a VBA script and Google App Script I […]

Dear Analyst #53: Making your Google Sheets do more for you with Google Apps Script and how to become more data-driven

When I worked in FP&A, I discovered that VBA could automate a lot of tedious tasks I was doing in Excel. From creating charts to formatting data, I realized that there possibilities with VBA were endless. As I started using Google Sheets more, I found that Google Apps Script offers similar functionality to extend what […]

Dear Analyst #50: Walking through a VBA script for trading billions of dollars worth of derivatives with Shawn Wang

This little podcast/newsletter started as a little experiment last year. I never thought I would make it to episode number 50, but here we are! Thank you to the few of you out there who listen/read my ramblings about spreadsheets. I decided to give you all a break and invite my first guest to the […]

Never Do Tedious Worksheet Tasks Again With Excel VBA

The moment you discover VBA in Excel, you will never want to do another formatting or data manipulation task in Excel. When we first discovered how to use VBA, it was like getting fed ground beef after you tasted filet mignon: you just can’t go back once you have tasted heaven. Many people think VBA is meant for programmers, and […]