Behind the Craft Build an AI Analyst with Claude Code in 50 Min | Sumeet Marwaha
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Jan 18, 2026 Sumeet Marwaha, Head of Data at Brex and expert in AI-augmented analytics, reveals how to transform your data analysis with Claude Code. He discusses creating a self-serve data explorer that eliminates the need for SQL queries, guiding listeners through a live demo of building a startup funding MCP. Sumeet also shares insights on context management, connecting Claude to Slack and Drive, and predicting the likelihood of startups securing Series B funding. He emphasizes practical steps for leveraging AI to enhance data-driven decision-making.
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AI Can Recreate The Analyst Workflow
- Claude can automate monitoring, exploration, storytelling, and impact to scale analyst work beyond manual dashboards.
- Integrating non-data context like Slack and tickets lets Claude recreate how a data scientist thinks inside a company.
AI Found A Data Incident In Slack
- Claude detected a data incident by searching Slack and tied it to metric anomalies in the weekly review.
- That saved Sumeet time that he would have spent manually investigating and finding tickets and fixes.
Start MCPs With Three Core Queries
- Build an MCP by giving Claude three representative queries that cover key tables and joins for a domain.
- Add documentation and one larger analysis query to teach Claude the domain's rails before wider use.