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Data pipeline change monitor

Create tools to detect breaking changes in data transformations. Target data engineering teams using dbt.

Why now

As data pipelines grow more complex, preventing breaks becomes critical.

Who for
Data engineering teams
Business model
Annual SaaS subscriptions
Effort
A few weeks

Data teams waste days troubleshooting broken pipelines after schema changes.

Build a CI/CD-like tool that analyzes dbt changes for potential breaks.

Sell to data teams through annual subscriptions.

MVP could analyze PRs for basic breaking changes.

Risk: dbt Labs might build this into their core product.

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