Build an AI Analyst with Claude Code in 50 Min | Sumeet Marwaha

Build an AI Analyst with Claude Code in 50 Min | Sumeet Marwaha

Author: Peter Yang January 18, 2026 Duration: 51:47

Sumeet is the Head of Data at Brex and came personally recommended by the Claude Code team. In our episode, he showed me how to use Claude Code to build a data explorer that lets anyone ask questions and get insights without writing a single SQL query. If you’re tired of analyzing data manually, then this interview is a must-watch.


Summit and I talked about:

(00:00) How to make Claude Code your data analyst

(03:04) Analyzing data with AI: Monitor → Explore → Craft → Impact

(10:23) Live demo: Building a startup funding MCP with 3 queries

(21:10) Context management: Why your data agent gets confused

(26:04) How to connect Claude to Slack and Drive for context

(35:00) Demo: Predicting which AI startups will get Series B funding

(41:32) Brex stats on which AI coding tools are actually winning


Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/build-an-ai-data-analyst-with-claude-code-sumeet


Where to find Sumeet:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smarwaha/


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