Occam's Razor

JANUARY 31, 2017

Too many bars, inside them too many slices, odd color choices, all end up with this question: what the heck's going on here? What you want to do instead is to do all the slicing, dicing, segmentation, beautiful math, and then step above it. Sadly the outcome is exactly the opposite. Reach for the higher order bit.

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Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Second, between 2012 and 2013. When I present it, I'll say something like "Our peak investment, in Aquantive in 2013, was 700k." You are comparing 2012 and 2013, add a row of data at the top that shows your computation of the size of the opportunity for 2014. The reason is quite simple. That's hard enough.

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Jet Global

MAY 1, 2023

Companies like Tableau (which raised over $250 million when it had its IPO in 2013) demonstrated an unmet need in the market. Interactivity can include dropdowns and filters for users to slice and dice data. Users’ varied needs require a shift in traditional BI thinking. Their dashboards were visually stunning.

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