# haimau.substack haimau.substack Page: Feed: --- ## [Set up a new Mac for Power Users in 2024](https://haimau.substack.com/p/set-up-a-new-mac-for-power-users) _2024-05-05 · Hai Nguyen Mau_ A template to start a fresh mac installation ## [Navigating the SVB collapse: Three SQL queries that helped us overcome uncertainty at Y42](https://haimau.substack.com/p/navigating-the-svb-collapse-three) _2023-03-16 · Hai Nguyen Mau_ Sometimes, there are these moments when everything seems to be on the line. ## [Scaling Alignment with an Operational Meeting Rhythm](https://haimau.substack.com/p/scaling-alignment-with-an-operational) _2022-08-21 · Hai Nguyen Mau_ in a world of collaboration certain meetings are not avoidable. The meetings that are necessary should be catalysts for information sharing, accountability and creativity. However, instead of creating many different ad-hoc meetings in places where an asynchronous alignment is not possible, we decided to put a structure in place that solves for: ## [Let’s stop making data infrastructure so complicated.](https://haimau.substack.com/p/lets-stop-making-data-infrastructure-so-complicated-f2912b02207d) _2020-11-18 · Hai Nguyen Mau_ When we talk to fellow founders and leaders about how they utilize data, no matter which industry, the same pattern always emerges. ## [What happened to Big Data?](https://haimau.substack.com/p/what-happened-to-big-data-65d27b4eefd2) _2017-01-12 · Hai Nguyen Mau_ A post-mortem of a former buzzword for non-techies ## [How to think about Data Science and what happens if we don’t?](https://haimau.substack.com/p/what-is-data-science-a3874f388be9) _2017-01-11 · Hai Nguyen Mau_ Taking my shot at deconstructing the buzzword. ## [Which side is your country on in a world of shifting powers?](https://haimau.substack.com/p/which-side-is-your-country-on-in-a-world-of-shifting-powers-81bb3795553) _2016-11-21 · Hai Nguyen Mau_ Accidentally discovering leftover cold war structures in the multi billion dollar trade.