A Value-First Data Model
A Value-First Data Model explores HubSpot data architecture and platform foundation—how organizations build technical infrastructure that enables Value-First methodology at scale. Data architecture as strategic competitive advantage.
About A Value-First Data Model
A Value-First Data Model explores HubSpot data architecture and platform foundation—how organizations build technical infrastructure that enables Value-First methodology at scale. Chris Carolan teaches practical approaches for designing HubSpot custom objects, properties, and data relationships that support natural customer progression rather than forcing people through artificial stages, creating data architecture as strategic competitive advantage.
What You’ll Learn
- Value-First Data Architecture: Designing HubSpot infrastructure that reflects natural human progression rather than internal process stages
- Custom Object Strategy: Building platform foundations that support business complexity without creating administrative burden
- Data Relationship Design: Creating connections between objects that enable insight rather than forcing reporting constraints
- Platform as Strategic Asset: Understanding how proper data architecture becomes competitive advantage rather than technical overhead
- Sustainable System Design: Building infrastructure that scales naturally rather than requiring constant reconstruction
Core Topics
- HubSpot custom object design fundamentals
- Property architecture and data structure principles
- Value Path implementation in data models
- Business model reflection in technical systems
- Data relationship strategy and implementation
- Platform foundation for AI-native operations
- Sustainable data architecture patterns
- Real-world implementation approaches and tradeoffs
Who Should Watch
This show is essential for:
- HubSpot administrators building platform foundations
- RevOps professionals designing data architecture
- Business architects translating strategy to systems
- Implementation specialists seeking platform mastery
- Leaders investing in strategic HubSpot capabilities
- Teams moving beyond default object structures
- Organizations committed to data-driven transformation
Framework Focus
A Value-First Data Model centers on Context within the Value-First framework, demonstrating how proper data architecture provides the business context that enables informed decisions at every level. The show teaches platform foundation as strategic discipline—building technical infrastructure that becomes competitive advantage through enabling capabilities impossible with default configurations.
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👥 Meet the Host
Chris Carolan
Value-First Team Founder & HubSpot Data Architecture Expert
Chris Carolan is the founder of the Value-First Team and host of A Value-First Data Model. With deep expertise in HubSpot data architecture and platform strategy, Chris teaches how organizations can build technical infrastructure that enables Value-First methodology at scale, creating data foundations that become competitive advantage through enabling capabilities impossible with default configurations.