This is an excerpt from Sean Ellis and Morgan Brown’s latest book Hacking Growth, the definitive playbook on building and growing businesses from two Silicon Valley pioneers. To read the entire book, buy it here. Legendary business expert Peter Drucker . . .
Cisco’s data scientist explains how to measure bots with Mixpanel
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May 11 2017
Cisco’s data scientist explains how to measure bots with Mixpanel
In a series of posts, Irzana Golding, data scientist from Cisco, will give a brief tour on the novel uses of Mixpanel, plus a few tips on getting the most from the tool. This article was written by Irzana Golding. . . .
Analytics in the enterprise: How The Department of No can say yes
Data
May 9 2017
Analytics in the enterprise: How The Department of No can say yes
Raise your hand if you think what you’re doing in data is actually aligned with the needs of the business. On a good day, a third of the hands in the audience shoot up. By most measures, 33% is pretty . . .
How the United Nations built (and measured) its data marketplace
Data
May 4 2017
How the United Nations built (and measured) its data marketplace
“When I was living in Ethiopia and Eritrea, there were times where I’d be in my tent in the middle of the night inputting data into Excel. Or sometimes I would have to iron old maps flat in order to . . .
NFL by the numbers: Does the run really set up the pass?
Data
Apr 28 2017
NFL by the numbers: Does the run really set up the pass?
The first round of the 2017 NFL Draft is in the books. Imagine yourself in the shoes of an NFL team’s General Manager. Your objective for the upcoming season is clear: win as many games as possible. How? By assembling . . .
Analytics on offense: How to build a data strategy
Apr 27 2017
Analytics on offense: How to build a data strategy
A big Wall Street bank’s Chief Digital Officer and an analytics thought leader walk into a bar. The analytics person says, “So, tell me about your data strategy.” The CDO nods. After some careful consideration, he replies, “Yeah, we still . . .
What’s better than an aha moment? Mixpanel’s machine learning team found out
Product
Apr 13 2017
What’s better than an aha moment? Mixpanel’s machine learning team found out
The aha moment is a mythic point in a product’s life when users stop being wary and start becoming addicted. In Facebook’s salad days, the company “figured out” that if they could compel users to make seven friends in 10 . . .
You have assumptions about why your users come and go. You believe that if they do this specific thing, they’ll become a loyal and active user. If they don’t, they won’t. While your intuition is likely on the right track, . . .
Deadlines are death. Here’s how to give your product more life.
Mar 30 2017
Deadlines are death. Here’s how to give your product more life.
There isn’t a lede about Chris Messina that doesn’t mention his most famous invention, the hashtag. I’m not sure whether this irritates him or not. What I do know is that hashtags facilitate conversations on the internet, and that’s integral . . .
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