Creator Portal

How to become a creator and build on the Conduit BI platform

The Creator Portal

The Creator Portal is where you sign up, enter hackathons, track your solutions, and monitor sales. Your dashboard for building on the platform.

Becoming a Creator

Who Should Apply

You’re a good fit if you:

  • Know Power BI, Fabric, Databricks, or Snowflake
  • Understand D365 Finance & Operations reporting
  • Want visibility and sales for your solutions
  • Are willing to compete in hackathons

What You Get

  • Featured on the Report Show
  • Your solutions hosted on Report Market
  • We resell your stuff and give you credit
  • Great notoriety and positioning as an expert
  • Personal brand building through TV exposure

The Sign-Up Process

  1. Apply through the creator intake form
  2. Tell us your background and expertise
  3. Indicate if you want to be on the next episode
  4. We review and approve
  5. You’re in the portal

The Hackathon Model

How It Works

  1. We present a real customer problem
  2. Creators have a timeframe (typically 6 weeks)
  3. You build a solution on top of Conduit BI
  4. You showcase your proposal
  5. Customer picks the winner
  6. Winner gets featured and resold

What You Build

  • Data model extensions
  • Custom reports
  • ETL configurations
  • Unit test suites
  • Documentation

The Competition

You’re competing against other creators. The customer weighs in: “I’d rather use this over that. I like this thing.”

The Prize: Your solution gets hosted on Report Market. You get the credit. We handle the sales.

Building on Conduit BI

The Base Platform

Conduit BI provides:

  • Core data models for F&O
  • Report Factory standards
  • Template structures
  • Testing frameworks

Your Extensions

You build on top:

  • Custom calculations
  • Industry-specific views
  • Advanced visualizations
  • Integration patterns

Why This Works

You’re not starting from scratch. You’re building on proven foundations. The standards mean your solution is maintainable by anyone.

Your Creator Dashboard

What You See

  • Active hackathons
  • Your submitted solutions
  • Sales and revenue
  • Customer feedback
  • Episode appearances

Tracking Sales

When your blueprint sells:

  • You see the sale
  • You see the revenue
  • You see the customer (anonymized)
  • You get paid

Revenue Model

  • You set the price
  • We take 5-10% of sales
  • You keep the rest
  • Monthly payouts

The Report Show

When you win or place in a hackathon, you get featured on the Report Show:

  • Your name on screen
  • Your solution showcased
  • Your expertise highlighted
  • Links to your other work

The Showcase Segment

Each creator gets to hawk their wares:

  • “Here’s what I built”
  • “Here’s what I think I can do”
  • “What do you guys think?”

Building Your Brand

The TV format gives you:

  • Visibility in the F&O market
  • Credibility as an expert
  • Content for your portfolio
  • Connections with customers and partners

Technical Requirements

Standards Compliance

Your solutions must meet Report Factory standards:

  • Consistent data model approach
  • Reusable report templates
  • Maintainable by anyone
  • Documented for handoff
  • Testable with unit tests

Supported Platforms

  • Power BI
  • Microsoft Fabric
  • Databricks
  • Snowflake
  • D365 F&O native reporting

Testing Integration

We’re partnering with LEAPWORK for unit testing:

  • Configure test scenarios
  • Simulate report outputs
  • Validate data flows
  • Automate regression testing

The Functional Analyst Angle

Who They Are

Business analysts and functional analysts who configure unit tests alongside developers. They’re the linchpin people.

Why They Matter

If we have their attention, they can bring us right onto projects. They’d be so loyal to a blueprint they’d buy it at five different customers over two years.

F&O-Specific Expertise

These are the people who:

  • Know the F&O space
  • Understand the business requirements
  • Can configure the solutions
  • Bridge technical and business

Community

Connecting with Other Creators

  • Share techniques
  • Learn from each other
  • Collaborate on solutions
  • Build relationships

Following the Leaders

People like Kurt Bueller are doing great work with MCP servers and Fabric. Study what they’re doing. Experiment internally.

Next Steps

Ready to Apply?

  1. Fill out the creator intake form
  2. Tell us your expertise
  3. Indicate hackathon interest
  4. We’ll be in touch

Already a Creator?

  • Check the portal for active hackathons
  • Review your sales dashboard
  • Update your profile
  • Submit new solutions
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