Most small business owners I talk to have the same problem — their data is scattered across WhatsApp messages, paper notes, and half-filled Excel sheets.
They know something is wrong. They just don't know where to start.
Here's what I do in the first 30 minutes of any project:
✅ Understand what data you have and where it lives
✅ Identify what's missing, duplicate, or inconsistent
✅ Suggest the simplest structure that works for your business
No complicated tools. No jargon. Just clean, organised data you can actually use.
If your business data feels messy and overwhelming — let's fix that together.
Message me and we'll start with a free 15-minute consultation. 📊
I've heard this from 3 different startups this year.
So I built one.
Metriva is an AI-powered business analyst that:
📊 Turns messy spreadsheets into executive dashboards
🧠 Writes C-level business briefs automatically
📈 Forecasts trends + detects anomalies
💬 Answers questions about your data in plain English
🎯 Finds your Pareto 80/20 — who drives 80% of your revenue?
No SQL. No Python. No data team.
Just upload your file and get answers.
Built with Flask, vanilla JS, and a lot of late nights.
The brief-writing piece is interesting — curious how you handle the validation step. AI-generated language tends to sound confident even when the underlying data is sparse or the trend is ambiguous. One pattern that helps: have the model output a confidence signal alongside the...
A bookkeeper who only reconciles is doing half the job. 📊
Debits equal credits. The bank statement matches. The books are "balanced." But do the numbers actually make sense?
Good bookkeeping isn't about matching figures. It's about understanding the business:
✅ How it really earns and spends, from scratch
✅ What the P&L, balance sheet and cash flow are telling you
✅ Where the business can go, based on the numbers it has today
When your numbers make sense, you can spot trends early, fix the leaks, and plan growth with confidence. That's the difference between a bookkeeper who records the past and one who helps shape the future.
Don't just balance the books. Understand the business. 💡
💬 What's the one number in your business you still don't fully understand? Tell me below.
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