Occam's Razor

APRIL 4, 2016

Here's something important I've observed in my experience in working with data, and changing organizations with ideas: Great Analysts are always skeptical. " If you are not skeptical, you are going to die (from a professional perspective). And, yet… You can't be paralyzed by skepticism.

Marketing 93

Marketing Strategy Analytics Reporting 93

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 22, 2011

How can my company become great?" How can my company become great?" Convert Data Skeptics: Document, Educate & Pick Your Poison. Podcast: Being Data-Driven, Exploiting the Long Tail, Analyst Skills. Redefining Conventional Wisdom On "Enterprise Class" Web Analytics. Be data driven?"

KPI 124

KPI Metrics Measurement ROI 124

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 31, 2017

This is what I mean by an Analyst's death at the last mile … I'm confident a ton of work went into getting the data, analyzing it, creating this graph and choosing just the right fonts… It is also true that it is completely ineffective and no one will understand anything. Death at the last-mile. More direct.

Visualization 148

Visualization IT Strategy Key Performance Indicator 148

Occam's Razor

APRIL 15, 2019

Included below is my accumulated wisdom, with the hope that you’ll fall in navigate category and not the crushed one. Bonus Reads : A Great Analyst's Best Friends: Skepticism & Wisdom! & appeared first on Occam's Razor by Avinash Kaushik. Archetype #1: The Bubble King (/Queen).

Measurement 79

Measurement Strategy Data Processing Uncertainty 79

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 28, 2017

3: AI: A conversation with a skeptic. And, the next day, all 14 started again with this new level of collective wisdom. There will be great improvement if the task is repetitive and does not require imagination/creativity/intrinsic intelligence. AI: A conversation with a skeptic. I assure you, skepticism is warranted.

Deep Learning 139

Deep Learning Machine Learning Marketing Strategy 139

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

It is a great way to stay connected to what's most important to you (and keep the blog and its content relevant!). Nose to the grind "How do I" questions: David Walizer: How do you sell the value of web analytics to a skeptical client in 30 seconds or less? Did I say achieving greatness takes effort & desire?

Analytics 94

Analytics Measurement Metrics Predictive Analytics 94