
How I made an AI commercial for under €20
A step-by-step workflow for marketers who want to produce AI-generated videos themselves.
Joe Hoffmann
Data Analyst & Web Developer

Hi, I'm Joe — a data analyst with a passion for data-driven solutions that create real business impact.
My path into data analytics wasn't linear: after vocational training as an application developer, I moved abroad and studied International Economics in Sweden. I completed my master's in International Management, Marketing & Entrepreneurship in Magdeburg. This mix of technical foundation and business know-how shapes my work today—I don't just see the numbers, I understand the business context behind them and derive concrete recommendations.
Since late 2021 I've been working as a Customer Data Analyst at TUI Deutschland GmbH, where I develop customer data scores, build dashboards for CRM initiatives, and drive data-based personalization strategies. In parallel, I co-founded PassPad with my cousin—a re-commerce platform for video games. The core: an AI scanner I built myself. Users photograph their game collection; the AI recognizes titles, assesses condition and completeness, and calculates the price in seconds. What takes minutes of searching elsewhere takes under a minute with us. The result: more than 5,000 happy customers and a Trustpilot score of 4.9.
For me, data work is like building with LEGO: putting individual pieces together until something meaningful emerges. I believe in objective, data-driven decisions instead of gut feeling—and I love automating repetitive processes.
When I'm not buried in data, you'll find me at the gym, gaming, or pondering astrophysics.
Full-stack e-commerce platform for buying and selling video games. Features AI-powered product scanning, headless Shopify integration, and production-ready architecture.


A step-by-step workflow for marketers who want to produce AI-generated videos themselves.

Why we skipped barcodes and went straight to AI: A deep dive into the architecture of a scanner that recognizes, prices, and validates video games.
Braunschweig, Germany
3-year vocational training with focus on backend development, SQL databases & frontend development. Achieved ISTQB and ITIL certifications.
2013 - 2016Jönköping, Sweden & Magdeburg, Germany
Received my Master in International Management, Marketing & Entrepreneurship with a GPA of 3.7.
2016 - 2021Hannover, Germany
Combining data from multiple databases, building dashboards, and creating data-driven insights for business decisions.
2021 - presentGermany
Building a full-stack e-commerce platform for buying and selling video games. Featuring AI-powered product recognition, headless Shopify integration, and scalable architecture.
2024 - presentPlease contact me at [email protected] or through this form.