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Product updates, customer stories, and practical guides for modern analytics teams.
Max Musing · April 30, 2026
Introducing the Basedash Dashboard Agent
Today we're launching the Dashboard Agent — the first AI agent that builds entire dashboards end-to-end. Describe what you want to track and Basedash picks the chart types, writes the SQL, and lays everything out for you.
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Max Musing · April 22, 2026
Introducing Basedash Automations
Automations are AI-powered workflows that analyze your data on a schedule, when something changes, or on demand — and deliver the results to Slack and email. Spin up an army of AI analysts who never sleep.
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Max Musing · March 25, 2026
Introducing Basedash Insights
Today we're launching Insights — an AI agent that analyzes all your company data every day and surfaces the most important findings automatically. Think of it as a daily briefing from a data analyst who never sleeps.
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“Basedash is the first tool that writes and runs SQL, catches its own errors, self-corrects, and genuinely nails it.”
Nathan Baschez
Founder · Lex
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“Before Basedash, reports could take weeks of back and forth. Now, they can be ready in hours.”
Claudio Godoy
AI Agents Lead · Taxfyle
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Max Musing · December 10, 2025
Introducing Basedash Autopilot
Today we’re excited to introduce Autopilot, the next evolution of Basedash. Autopilot is an AI agent that proactively analyzes your data, finds the most important insights, and automatically surfaces them to your team.
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Robert Cooper · November 17, 2025
Row level security now available
Basedash now supports Postgres Row‑Level Security (RLS). Use the basedash.groups session variable to restrict rows per user or team across chats, charts, reports, Slack, and the Basedash Warehouse.
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Max Musing · October 28, 2025
We let AI drive our product roadmap (and it 10x’d our activation rate)
At Basedash, we built an AI agent that acts as a 24/7 data analyst and PM—analyzing all our business data, surfacing insights, and guiding product decisions. The result? A 10× increase in activation rate and faster growth than ever.
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Tom Johnson · July 14, 2025
What is an AI-Native Product?
AI-native products aren’t just tools with AI slapped on — they’re designed around the model as the primary interface. This post breaks down the three kinds of AI products today and shares how Basedash pivoted from legacy UI patterns to an AI-first architecture, removing traditional dashboards and empowering anyone to query data naturally.
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Tom Johnson · June 30, 2025
Data is a Design Tool
Designers shouldn’t fear data—they should wield it. In this manifesto, we explore why data is the pulse of your product, why you don’t need SQL skills to use it effectively, and how AI is changing who gets to ask the big questions. If you’ve ever relied on a spreadsheet, a developer, or a ticket to get clarity, this is your call to reclaim insight. Data is a design tool. Use it.
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Max Musing · June 18, 2025
Introducing Basedash: The AI-native BI platform built for today’s teams
Basedash is now publicly available. It’s a powerful, AI-native BI tool that lets you connect any data source and instantly get insights. Describe a chart or ask a question—Basedash handles the rest. Built for the AI era, designed to empower teams.
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Tom Johnson · June 5, 2025
How to use Framer AI to make a right click to download logo menu
How to use Framer’s AI features to create a right click to download logo menu for the Basedash website.
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Robert Cooper · May 19, 2025
How We Built Light Mode Without Tailwind’s dark: Class
Skip Tailwind’s dark: modifier. Learn how Basedash uses CSS variables, global state, and zero-flicker theming for a scalable light/dark mode system.
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Max Musing · October 10, 2023
Is YC worth it?
Learn how YC’s $500K offer—$125K at 7% and a $375K MFN SAFE—benefits startups. From mentorship to funding and an unparalleled network, discover why Y Combinator often outweighs its equity cost.
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Max Musing · August 2, 2023
How Supabase became this generation’s database
Discover how Supabase pivoted from a real-time Postgres tool to a full-fledged open-source Firebase alternative. Learn how rapid product launches, community-driven features, and savvy positioning propelled its success.
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Max Musing · July 24, 2023
Basedash on the main stage at Collision 2023
Discover how Basedash automates internal admin panels with AI, removing the need for custom code. Learn why they presented at Collision 2023 and how their solution saves development time for any company.
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Max Musing · May 16, 2023
Basedash raises $4.4M led by Matrix
Basedash secures $4.4M seed led by Matrix to develop AI-based internal tools, starting with a modern, universal admin panel solution for any company’s data.
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Max Musing · May 8, 2023
Everything you need to know to ace the YC interview
Discover how a solo founder tackled two YC interviews, including real questions, in-person and remote tips, and the importance of concise answers. Learn to impress YC partners and land your spot.
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Robert Cooper · April 7, 2023
Our TypeScript monorepo setup
Discover how Basedash uses a TypeScript monorepo with yarn workspaces, shared configs, tRPC, and turborepo to enable code sharing and efficient builds.
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Robert Cooper · March 10, 2023
Implementing Re-Ordering at the Database Level: Our Experience
Learn how Basedash simplified sidebar page re-ordering by switching from integer indices to floating-point values. Discover the challenges, solutions, and best practices they uncovered.
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Max Musing · February 14, 2023
How to write a successful YC application
Explore a successful YC application from Basedash’s solo founder. Get proven tips on clarity, concise answers, and genuine insights to improve your own Y Combinator submission.
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Robert Cooper · July 21, 2022
Why we had to move away from React Query
Discover how Basedash left React Query behind for a more robust Redux setup. Explore the benefits of normalized state, fewer bugs, and improved scalability.
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Robert Cooper · April 26, 2022
How virtualization increased our table performance by 500%
Learn how Basedash overcame table-performance challenges using React optimizations, virtualization, and strategic rendering. Discover their 4–5x speed improvements and key takeaways.
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Robert Cooper · June 11, 2021
Optimizing REST API calls
How we migrated to React Query and reworked our API routes to reduce data-fetching calls by half and cut initial page-load data by 3x.