Recently I spoke at CrunchConf in Budapest. It was a great experience. The conference is fantastic for people interested in data (e.g. data analysts, scientists, product managers, etc.) Having said that, I’m not a data scientist. I don’t spend the bulk of my time storing, organizing and sifting through data. I’m not smart enough for […]
Data should be the Common Language in an Organization
If I was to ask you what you do, I’m sure you could provide an answer. Most people lead with a title–“I’m an engineer working on software systems,” or, “I’m a senior marketing manager that drives marketing initiatives for our products.” Fair enough. That’s a reasonable answer. A much harder question is “Why?” Why do […]
The Lean Analytics Backchannel
Alistair and I published Lean Analytics in 2013. It’s been 3 years. I can’t believe it’s been that long. And I remain shocked and humbled by the awesome feedback we still get today from people who tell us the book has helped them. It means more than you know. Since releasing Lean Analytics, we’ve always […]
The Book Publisher of the Future – an Open Spec
Ever since writing Lean Analytics I’ve been thinking about what a new publishing company might look like, one that is designed to do more than print books. I even contemplated starting a new company to tackle the problems in book publishing (but I decided against it). Still, I can’t help but get aggravated about how […]
The Importance of Understanding Your Best Users
Every startup has a certain percentage of “good” users. I put good in double quotes because the definition of a good user will vary depending on the startup. You need to define what a “good” user is for your startup. Let’s look at an example… For an early stage startup that’s got an MVP in […]
Don’t be Data-Driven, be Problem-Driven
Recently a founder of an early stage startup asked me, “How do I convince my co-founder and team to be more data-driven?” I think I surprised him with my answer, because I told him that the key issue wasn’t being more data-driven, it was being problem-driven. Or more specifically, problem-aligned. Being data-driven (or at least […]
Lean Analytics in Polish and Some Great Posts on Analytics (from other people)
Yesterday I found out that Lean Analytics is now available in Polish! I’m still sort of amazed by it, so I figured I’d share it here with folks–and who knows, some of you may know Polish and be interested in analytics too. Alistair and I were told awhile ago that O’Reilly was translating the book […]
Tiny, New, Addictive Behaviors (or How to Build an Awesome Minimum Viable Product)
Early on, once you’ve identified a problem genuinely worth solving, you need to build a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and put it into the hands of early adopters. In Lean Analytics, we call this the Stickiness Stage. I recently wrote that most startups fail at this point–they simply don’t get the traction they need (in […]
Lean Analytics is Now Available to Order (and you can win great prizes too!)
I know this blog has been quiet of late, but it’s with good reason. Lean Analytics is finally done and available for order. Find it in a bookstore near you soon. Or, if you’re too eager and can’t wait to get to a bookstore (yes, they still exist!), you can buy the book on Amazon […]
Buy Lean Analytics and Win Some Amazing Prizes
Lean Analytics is almost finished. It’s being printed as we speak and should be available in mid/late March. You can pre-order the book today. And if you do, you’ll have a chance to win some incredible prizes. You can learn more here about our sweepstakes: http://bit.ly/15a5ObV All you have to do is pre-order the book […]
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