How a Data Consultant Built a Scalable Dashboard Business with Recurring Revenue with Datastripes
In today's world of data consulting, most experts still work the old way — one client, one report, countless revisions. But that model doesn't scale.
Datastripes, a browser-based platform for data analysis and visualization, is changing that. It lets consultants build powerful dashboards that run directly in the client's browser, with private data staying local and computations happening instantly.
And that's exactly how Marco, a senior business consultant, turned his expertise into a recurring service.
The Spark
Marco works in financial risk analysis. He used to spend hours creating customized reports for each client, a time sink that limited how many clients he could serve.
Then he tried something new.
He built a single general analysis (a debt risk dashboard) using Datastripes. Instead of rebuilding it for every project, he invited his clients to upload their own data directly in-browser.
In seconds, the dashboard adapted to their private data, personalized automatically, and without sending anything to a server.
The Model That Changed Everything
From that point, Marco turned his dashboard into a business:
- One standardized analysis, built once in Datastripes
- Clients upload their own datasets locally
- The dashboard instantly personalizes itself
- €25/month per client, recurring and scalable
"This is how I scale professional dashboards to multiple clients. Their data stays private, and I've sold the same analysis dozens of times."
— Marco, Senior Business Consultant
Why It Works
- No installation or setup — everything runs in the browser.
- Client data stays private — no files shared, no privacy risk.
- Scalable revenue model — build once, sell to many.
Marco didn't build software. He built a repeatable system powered by Datastripes: one that merges consultancy and product thinking.
The Bigger Shift: Consultancy-as-a-Service
What Marco is doing represents a new wave: Consultancy-as-a-Service.
Consultants are now turning their recurring analyses into plug-and-play services that clients can access anytime. Datastripes makes it simple to scale this model — no backend, no deployment, just insight delivery at scale.
This approach applies beyond finance — to marketing analytics, HR metrics, supply chain monitoring, sustainability tracking, and whatever you can think of.
The Future is Productized Consultancy
With Datastripes, consultants can scale their expertise like never before.
Each analysis becomes a living product. Each dashboard becomes a business.
If you're a consultant repeating the same process for every client, it might be time to turn that process into your next subscription.
Try Datastripes today and see how your expertise can scale itself →