# Writing

George Xing writes on Substack: https://georgexing.substack.com

- [How AI revived semantic layers and the quest for self-serve analytics](https://georgexing.substack.com/p/how-ai-revived-semantic-layers-and) (2026-07-27) — Reflections from a data practitioner, founder, teacher, and product builder
- [How I built a bot to automate my X doomscrolling](https://georgexing.substack.com/p/how-i-built-a-bot-to-help-me-doomscroll) (2026-05-26) — A personal utility to help me keep up with AI news
- [How I build with AI as a 1-person product team](https://georgexing.substack.com/p/how-i-build-with-ai-as-a-1-person) (2026-05-06) — Tools and techniques I use to build higher-quality products, 10x faster
- [All you need is a Claude Max subscription](https://georgexing.substack.com/p/all-you-need-is-a-claude-max-subscription) (2026-04-13) — A non-engineer's reflections on building 5 apps in 3 weeks
- [Analytics teams should own outcomes, not outputs](https://georgexing.substack.com/p/analytics-teams-should-own-outcomes) (2024-06-24) — Step 1 in building an impactful and empowered analytics team
- [Building data-driven organizations, Part 3: How to operationalize better decision-making](https://georgexing.substack.com/p/building-data-driven-organizations) (2020-11-10) — A simple process for creating lasting change
- [Building data-driven organizations, Part 2: Why organizations fail to make data-driven decisions](https://georgexing.substack.com/p/why-organizations-fail-to-make-data) (2020-10-07) — Case studies from a lean, evidence-based approach
- [Building data-driven organizations, Part 1: What it means to be data-driven](https://georgexing.substack.com/p/what-it-means-to-be-data-driven) (2020-05-11) — Decision-making and what really matters
- [Introducing "How to Data"](https://georgexing.substack.com/p/introducing-how-to-data) (2020-04-29) — Practical insights for data-driven teams