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Chris Blyth | Strategic Intel | Firehawk Analytics

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Chris Blyth

Founder & CEO

Founder and CEO of Firehawk Analytics with deep expertise in business intelligence, data architecture, and AI-driven venture strategy. Leads the company's vision for building defensible competitive advantages for Australian SMEs through AI-powered analytics and custom software development.

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Articles by Chris

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23 Mar 2026Operational Efficiency

Xero's API "Tax": How to Beat the Overage Sting

Xero is retiring its "all-you-can-eat" API model and introducing a new tiered system that could cost your business thousands in data overage fees. But you don't have to choose between your budget and your business intelligence. Firehawk Analytics has engineered a quick and easy solution to bypass these mounting costs while keeping your real-time insights intact. Learn how to optimize your data flow and beat the overage sting before the new rules kick in.

3 min read

23 Apr 2026Personal Development

Scaling Up by Verne Harnish — A Review

The Rockefeller Habits still hold — but the cadence of execution is being transformed by AI-native tools.

3 min read

21 Apr 2026Personal Development

Indistractable by Nir Eyal — A Review

The distraction problem is worse now than when Nir Eyal wrote this. AI tools are engineered to capture our attention, not free it.

6 min read

21 Apr 2026M&A Advisory

Why How You Define Your Business Model Is Worth More Than 12 Months of Growth

The principal versus agent question is not an accounting technicality. It is a fundamental statement about who owns your customer — and it may be the single biggest lever on your company's valuation.

3 min read

16 Apr 2026Personal Development

Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek — A Review

When automation is eating roles, the leaders who protect their people's sense of safety are the ones holding teams together.

12 min read

14 Apr 2026Business Intelligence

How Norway's Sovereign Wealth Fund Built an AI-First Enterprise — Without the Silver Bullet

Norges Bank Investment Management manages over $1.7 trillion in assets. Their AI adoption strategy — built on micro-opportunities, rapid sprints, and bottom-up ideation — is one of the most instructive enterprise playbooks available.

3 min read

14 Apr 2026Personal Development

Mindset by Carol Dweck — A Review

The fixed vs growth mindset divide is the single clearest predictor I've seen of who thrives when AI reshapes their industry.

3 min read

16 Mar 2026Predictive Analytics / Industry Insights

The Foresight Engine: Executing Revenue Certainty with Semantic Logic

Stop extending lines in Excel. Discover how the Firehawk Foresight Engine utilizes a governed semantic base and multi-variable logic to move from "projections" to "conviction."

5 min read

16 Mar 2026Business Strategy

Beyond the Pitch Deck: How Firehawk Engineers a Defensible TAM

Most TAM analysis is built on top-down guesswork and outdated industry reports. Firehawk uses real-time data engineering and behavioural segmentation to produce a Total Addressable Market that is accurate, current, and strategically actionable.

4 min read

11 Feb 2026Operational Efficiency

How Much Should a Small Business Really Spend on a Web App?

Stop overpaying for custom software. Learn how SMEs can build high-quality, managed web apps for $150k–$250k over 3 years while maintaining total data sovereignty.

4 min read

28 Jan 2026Business Strategy

AI Native Strategy: Beyond Chatbots

Most businesses deploy AI as a chatbot layer on top of existing processes. That is not an AI-native strategy. Here is how to embed LLMs as core operational infrastructure for sustained competitive advantage.

4 min read

28 Jan 2026Business Strategy

The Engineering of Defensibility: Systems over Features

Building a feature is easy. Building a system that competitors cannot reverse-engineer or replicate is the real engineering challenge. Here is how to move from MVP to defensible, high-fidelity infrastructure.

1 min read

28 Jan 2026Business Strategy

Behavioral Analytics: The New Frontier of Competitive Advantage

Why understanding user psychology is the master key to building defensible business moats in 2026.

7 min read

30 May 2024Business Intelligence

Resourcing for Business Intelligence Success

Business Intelligence has always required a broad range of skills. AI has not simplified that requirement — it has deepened it. Here is how to think about resourcing your BI function in an AI-first world.

6 min read

27 May 2024Accounting and Finance

Master Your Unit Economics!

Unit economics is one of the most powerful lenses a business owner can apply to their numbers. Here's how to calculate and use the metrics that actually matter.

7 min read

17 Apr 2024Accounting and Finance

Calculating LTV and CAC Ratios

A blend of science and art to calculate your LTV and CAC ratio for an early stage business.

5 min read

18 Jan 2024Accounting and Finance

Preparing a Thoughtful Chart of Accounts

A well-structured chart of accounts is the backbone of every strong financial reporting system. Here's how to get it right from the start.

6 min read

28 Nov 2023Business Intelligence

Revolutionising Month-End Reporting: Achieve It in Just 7 Days!

Most finance teams accept a slow month-end as a fact of life. The best teams close in 7 days or less — here's how they do it.