Your Data Is Everywhere. Your Decisions Can't Wait.

Chicago Data Solutions helps growth-stage startups unify their siloed data stacks so leadership can make decisions in real time, not after a 3-day reporting cycle.

Reduced reporting cycle from 3 days to same-day for a Series C SaaS
Stepped into a principal engineer vacancy and kept a major acquisition integration on track for an enterprise company
Delivered infrastructure that outlasted the engagement. No dependency, no retainer required

Is Your Data Stack Holding You Back?

If you're dealing with any of these, we can help

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Siloed Data Sources

Customer data in Stripe, usage in Segment, support in Intercom. No single source of truth to make decisions from.

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Fragmented Spreadsheet Chaos

Your team wastes hours each week pulling data from multiple tools into spreadsheets just to answer basic business questions

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Can't Answer Simple Questions

"What's our customer LTV by cohort?" shouldn't take 3 days and a SQL-fluent analyst to answer

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Too Small to Hire, Too Big to Ignore

You need data infrastructure yesterday, but hiring a data engineer, analyst, and BI lead costs $400K+ in salary alone

How We Unify Your Data Stack

We build the infrastructure you need at a fraction of the cost of full-time hires

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Data Pipeline Engineering

We connect your fragmented sources (CRM, payments, product analytics, support) into a unified data warehouse. One source of truth, automated daily.

Self-Service Analytics

Dashboards and reports that answer your key questions without a data analyst in the loop. Your entire team can make decisions in real-time.

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Stack Architecture & Advisory

Not sure where to start? We audit your current tools, identify the gaps, and give you a clear roadmap before you spend a dollar on infrastructure.

How an Engagement Works

From first call to working infrastructure in 4-5 weeks

1

Discovery Call (Week 0)

We learn your stack, your pain points, and what decisions you're trying to make faster. No prep needed on your end.

2

Scoped Proposal (Week 1)

You get a fixed-scope SOW with clear deliverables, timeline, and price. No ambiguity, no hourly billing surprises.

3

Build & Hand Off (Weeks 2–5)

We build, test, and document everything. You get working infrastructure and a team that can maintain it without us.

Why Startups Choose Us Over Hiring

Get the expertise of a full data team for a fraction of the cost

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Ship in Weeks, Not Quarters

We've solved your problem before. No ramp time, no wrong turns. Most startups see their first unified dashboard within 3-4 weeks.

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Full-time data hires cost $250K+ per year

A senior data engineer costs $160K. Add an analyst and a BI engineer? You're at $400K+ in salary alone. Our engagements start at a fraction of that.

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Built to Scale, Not Rebuild

We design for Series B and beyond. When you do hire that data team, they'll inherit infrastructure that actually works, not a mess to unwind.

How We Engage

Choose the model that fits your needs

Ready to Stop Flying Blind?

Book a free 30-minute call. We'll look at your current stack, identify the biggest bottleneck, and tell you exactly what it would take to fix it. No pitch deck. No commitment.

Schedule a Free Consultation