Data Operations

Posts about data operations, analytics, and organizational data management

175 posts

Build a better digest email

Figma: @beyondpxls An example of an effective email digest from MileIQ, via ReallyGoodEmails Cutting through the noise of email is challenging. You need to create a call to action that gets attention, summarize information in a few screens or scrolls,…

Success criteria > Requirements

Hi, I’m Greg 👋! I’ve written more than 100 essays on product, data, and process where I noodle on an idea or a future product direction, often data that exists between systems. @Shopify that uses @Apple’s new #RoomPlan API. Here’s…

An ideal decision log for remote work

Hi, I’m Greg 👋! I’ve written over 100 essays on product, data, and process where I noodle on an idea or a future product direction, often data that exists between systems. “How did we get here?” is a frequent refrain…

What is Data Operations and why should I care?

How do you define the world of Data Operations or more broadly, the importance of data in a revenue organization? Most people start by looking at the data points itself (e.g. data quality), then the coordination of data between teams (e.g. data compliance…

You need data unification

Photo by Paul Skorupskas on Unsplash Photo by Sigmund on Unsplash You’re probably familiar with the idea of a network effect, aka Metcalfe’s law. from If not, it’s the idea of conforming to a standard to increase utility. For…

Multiplayer spreadsheets are awful

Photo by Hans-Peter Gauster on Unsplash Photo by Susan Q Yin on Unsplash Spreadsheets are excellent for certain tasks. They are a great way to create a model for what happens with changing data, display a visualization of information that’s…

Product Expectations = Customer Experience

James Brown @ancient_james Very happy about this. 2:42 AM ∙ Jun 7, 2022 84,707Likes13,737Retweets One way to learn about product-led growth is to observe it in the wild. What do people do when they get real-world cues during a product…