Hello Tham is a boutique management consulting firm. We specialise in Business and IT strategies, operating models, strategic roadmaps, enterprise architecture, analytics and business process design. Since 2026 we also design and build applications, data products and websites.https://hellotham.com/en2026-07-27T12:17:12.744Z2026-07-27T12:17:12.744Zhttps://www.rssboard.org/rss-specificationAstro[email protected][email protected]https://hellotham.com/blog/2026-07-27-finvestlens-1-0/https://hellotham.com/blog/2026-07-27-finvestlens-1-0/A native Apple double-entry accounting app, verified against a real 46,000-transaction GnuCash book to the cent — built from a single-sentence prompt, with the agent drafting its own specifications. What the method got right, and what real data found that no test suite would.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMTAppsChris Tham ([email protected])https://hellotham.com/blog/2026-07-27-hellonotes-1-0/https://hellotham.com/blog/2026-07-27-hellonotes-1-0/Fifteen days, 220 commits and 32,000 lines of Swift — a local-first knowledge base whose database is a folder, built from a single-sentence prompt. What the method got right, and the four traps that ate real hours.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMTAppsChris Tham ([email protected])https://hellotham.com/blog/2026-07-27-a-new-look-for-hello-tham/https://hellotham.com/blog/2026-07-27-a-new-look-for-hello-tham/Our website has been redesigned from the ground up — an editorial design system called Rosely, conceived in Claude Design and implemented with Claude Code.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTWebsiteChris Tham ([email protected])https://hellotham.com/blog/2026-07-24-my-quantitative-portfolio-notebooks/https://hellotham.com/blog/2026-07-24-my-quantitative-portfolio-notebooks/An overview of my quantitative analysis pipeline: data ingestion, benchmarking with QuantStats, and executing Mean-Variance, Semivariance, and Hierarchical Risk Parity (HRP) optimizations.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTFinanceChris Tham ([email protected])https://hellotham.com/blog/2026-07-22-challenges-of-building-a-portfolio-optimiser/https://hellotham.com/blog/2026-07-22-challenges-of-building-a-portfolio-optimiser/Practical engineering challenges of building a portfolio optimiser: importing data from multiple brokerages, retrieving clean price feeds, and navigating deprecated quantitative libraries.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTFinanceChris Tham ([email protected])https://hellotham.com/blog/2026-07-20-python-finance-1-intro/https://hellotham.com/blog/2026-07-20-python-finance-1-intro/Our new series of articles on financial analysis and portfolio optimisation using Python.Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTFinanceChris Tham ([email protected])https://hellotham.com/blog/2026-07-18-hello-astro-evolution-with-ai-agents/https://hellotham.com/blog/2026-07-18-hello-astro-evolution-with-ai-agents/Reflecting on my first Astro project—migrating from Gatsby/Next.js, building a popular starter template, and partnering with Antigravity for a major v7 overhaul.Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTWebsiteChris Tham ([email protected])https://hellotham.com/blog/2026-07-16-major-upgrade-to-astro-v7-with-dynamic-future-posting/https://hellotham.com/blog/2026-07-16-major-upgrade-to-astro-v7-with-dynamic-future-posting/An overview of the major website overhaul, shifting to Astro v7, Tailwind CSS v4, and dynamic on-demand rendering using Netlify serverless functions.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTWebsiteChris Tham ([email protected])https://hellotham.com/blog/2021-10-17-website-update/https://hellotham.com/blog/2021-10-17-website-update/Another year has passed, and we have refreshed our website, using the latest version of Gatsby.Sun, 17 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMTWebsiteChris Tham ([email protected])https://hellotham.com/blog/2020-06-11-hello-tham-website-is-now-a-serverless-static-web-app/https://hellotham.com/blog/2020-06-11-hello-tham-website-is-now-a-serverless-static-web-app/Welcome to the new Hello Tham website! It has been completely rewritten as a modern web app using Javascript, React, Gatsby, Netlify CMS and Markdown!Thu, 11 Jun 2020 00:28:51 GMTWebsiteChris Tham ([email protected])https://hellotham.com/blog/2020-06-10-unix-50-celebration/https://hellotham.com/blog/2020-06-10-unix-50-celebration/A beautiful operating system, still healthy after 50 years.Wed, 10 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMTTechnologyChris Tham ([email protected])https://hellotham.com/blog/2019-07-22-refresh-of-hello-tham-website/https://hellotham.com/blog/2019-07-22-refresh-of-hello-tham-website/Welcome to the new website!Sun, 21 Jul 2019 22:00:00 GMTWebsiteChris Tham ([email protected])https://hellotham.com/blog/2019-01-20-why-i-consider-myself-to-be-retired-and-why-you-should-too/https://hellotham.com/blog/2019-01-20-why-i-consider-myself-to-be-retired-and-why-you-should-too/There is no shame in retiring early, and potentially many benefits.Sat, 19 Jan 2019 22:00:00 GMTConsultingChris Tham ([email protected])https://hellotham.com/blog/2019-01-16-review-of-my-tech-predictions-for-2018/https://hellotham.com/blog/2019-01-16-review-of-my-tech-predictions-for-2018/How did my tech predictions for 2018 fared?Tue, 15 Jan 2019 22:00:00 GMTTechnologyChris Tham ([email protected])https://hellotham.com/blog/2018-12-30-why-i-dont-like-technology-or-convenience-quality-choice-privacy-humanity/https://hellotham.com/blog/2018-12-30-why-i-dont-like-technology-or-convenience-quality-choice-privacy-humanity/Technology isn't always positive, or a benefit.Sat, 29 Dec 2018 22:00:00 GMTTechnologyChris Tham ([email protected])https://hellotham.com/blog/2018-12-20-from-zero-to-hero-hopefully--part-6-the-ultimate-boon-and-the-return/https://hellotham.com/blog/2018-12-20-from-zero-to-hero-hopefully--part-6-the-ultimate-boon-and-the-return/This is the sixth part (and probably the last, for now) of my series of articles on learning to code at age 55 and creating some prototypes.Wed, 19 Dec 2018 22:00:00 GMTLearningChris Tham ([email protected])https://hellotham.com/blog/2018-12-11-from-zero-to-hero-hopefully--part-5-the-dark-cave/https://hellotham.com/blog/2018-12-11-from-zero-to-hero-hopefully--part-5-the-dark-cave/This is the fifth part of my series of articles on learning to code at age 55 and creating some prototypes. Mon, 10 Dec 2018 22:00:00 GMTLearningChris Tham ([email protected])https://hellotham.com/blog/2018-11-28-from-zero-to-hero-hopefully--part-4-eating-drinking-sprinting/https://hellotham.com/blog/2018-11-28-from-zero-to-hero-hopefully--part-4-eating-drinking-sprinting/This is the fourth part of my series of articles on learning to code at age 55 and creating some prototypes. Tue, 27 Nov 2018 22:00:00 GMTLearningChris Tham ([email protected])https://hellotham.com/blog/2018-11-21-from-zero-to-hero-hopefully--part-3-approach-to-the-inmost-cave/https://hellotham.com/blog/2018-11-21-from-zero-to-hero-hopefully--part-3-approach-to-the-inmost-cave/This is the third part of my series of articles on learning to code at age 55 and creating some prototypes. Tue, 20 Nov 2018 22:00:00 GMTLearningChris Tham ([email protected])https://hellotham.com/blog/2018-11-08-from-zero-to-hero-hopefully--part-2-learnin-and-hustlin/https://hellotham.com/blog/2018-11-08-from-zero-to-hero-hopefully--part-2-learnin-and-hustlin/This is the second part of my series of articles on learning to code at age 55 and creating some prototypes.Wed, 07 Nov 2018 22:00:00 GMTLearningChris Tham ([email protected])https://hellotham.com/blog/2018-11-01-from-zero-to-hero-hopefully--part-1-learning-servicenow-and-xcode-swift/https://hellotham.com/blog/2018-11-01-from-zero-to-hero-hopefully--part-1-learning-servicenow-and-xcode-swift/Part 1 of a series of articles about me learning how to code and delivering two prototypes.Wed, 31 Oct 2018 22:00:00 GMTLearningChris Tham ([email protected])https://hellotham.com/blog/2018-05-17-visualising-the-multiplication-table/https://hellotham.com/blog/2018-05-17-visualising-the-multiplication-table/Insights you may not realise about the multiplication table.Wed, 16 May 2018 23:00:00 GMTData ScienceChris Tham ([email protected])https://hellotham.com/blog/2017-12-31-five-tech-predictions-for-2018/https://hellotham.com/blog/2017-12-31-five-tech-predictions-for-2018/Five predictions for the technology industry for 2018Sat, 30 Dec 2017 22:00:00 GMTTechnologyChris Tham ([email protected])https://hellotham.com/blog/2017-07-15-trip-report-rise-2017-in-hong-kong-11-13-july/https://hellotham.com/blog/2017-07-15-trip-report-rise-2017-in-hong-kong-11-13-july/A recap of a trip to Hong Kong in 2017 to attend the RISE conference.Fri, 14 Jul 2017 23:00:00 GMTConsultingChris Tham ([email protected])https://hellotham.com/blog/2017-06-30-a-reflection-on-20-years-of-smart-personal-devices-on-the-10th-apple-iphone-anniversary/https://hellotham.com/blog/2017-06-30-a-reflection-on-20-years-of-smart-personal-devices-on-the-10th-apple-iphone-anniversary/A personal history of the use of smartphones over 20 years.Thu, 29 Jun 2017 23:00:00 GMTTechnologyChris Tham ([email protected])https://hellotham.com/blog/2017-02-25-junior-janitor-congratulations--i-think-have-you-been-hacked/https://hellotham.com/blog/2017-02-25-junior-janitor-congratulations--i-think-have-you-been-hacked/What is the relevance of the job title these days?Fri, 24 Feb 2017 22:00:00 GMTConsultingChris Tham ([email protected])https://hellotham.com/blog/2017-02-18-how-to-avoid-folo-fear-of-losing-out-and-have-a-satisfying-career-and-life/https://hellotham.com/blog/2017-02-18-how-to-avoid-folo-fear-of-losing-out-and-have-a-satisfying-career-and-life/Advice on how to have a satisfying career and lifeFri, 17 Feb 2017 22:00:00 GMTConsultingChris Tham ([email protected])https://hellotham.com/blog/2016-12-31-five-tech-predictions-for-2017/https://hellotham.com/blog/2016-12-31-five-tech-predictions-for-2017/Five predictions for the technology industry for 2017Fri, 30 Dec 2016 22:00:00 GMTTechnologyChris Tham ([email protected])https://hellotham.com/blog/2016-04-20-adventures-with-raspberry-pi3-2-emulating-4-3bsd-on-a-vax/https://hellotham.com/blog/2016-04-20-adventures-with-raspberry-pi3-2-emulating-4-3bsd-on-a-vax/How to run 4.3BSD Unix in an emulated Micro VAX 3000 using a Raspberry PiTue, 19 Apr 2016 23:00:00 GMTTechnologyChris Tham ([email protected])https://hellotham.com/blog/2016-04-15-adventures-with-raspberry-pi3-1-running-unix-v7-on-an-emulated-pdp-11/https://hellotham.com/blog/2016-04-15-adventures-with-raspberry-pi3-1-running-unix-v7-on-an-emulated-pdp-11/How to run Unix Version 7 in an emulated PDP-11 on a Raspberry Pi.Thu, 14 Apr 2016 23:00:00 GMTTechnologyChris Tham ([email protected])https://hellotham.com/blog/2016-03-13-lego-visualisations--combining-my-love-for-lego-python-and-tableau/https://hellotham.com/blog/2016-03-13-lego-visualisations--combining-my-love-for-lego-python-and-tableau/Using Tableau to visualise the diversity of LEGO sets.Sat, 12 Mar 2016 22:00:00 GMTData ScienceChris Tham ([email protected])https://hellotham.com/blog/2016-02-15-six-signs-of-a-failing-enterprise-architect/https://hellotham.com/blog/2016-02-15-six-signs-of-a-failing-enterprise-architect/How many of these signs have you experienced?Sun, 14 Feb 2016 22:00:00 GMTConsultingChris Tham ([email protected])