In this episode, Naveen talks with Palak, a finance-and-accounting turned analytics leader (with three master’s degrees), about transitioning into data without a traditional tech background. They unpack what it means to be a “data unicorn” (strong business context + analytics), why you should always start with the problem—not the data—and how modern teams can avoid “AI for the sake of AI.” Palak shares how she uses Tableau for weekly executive reporting and how forecasting works in real fundraising analytics at the University of Chicago, including time series, causal models, and qualitative signals to predict “unpredictable” major gifts.

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