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How Instacart Uses Data to Craft A Bespoke Comp Strategy

How Instacart Uses Data to Craft A Bespoke Comp Strategy

When searches for talent are competitive and condensed, startups have a need for speed that makes freestyle negotiations or plug-and-play comp data resources attractive. But that's not how it has to go down.
I’m Sorry, But Those Are Vanity Metrics

I’m Sorry, But Those Are Vanity Metrics

After three decades of leading data teams at companies like LiveOps, Netscape and ReadyForce, Looker founder and CTO Lloyd Tabb's biggest learning isn’t what you would expect — or want to hear: You’re measuring the wrong metrics. We all are.
eBay’s First Chief Diversity Officer on Humanizing Diversity and Inclusion

eBay’s First Chief Diversity Officer on Humanizing Diversity and Inclusion

Damien Hooper-Campbell is on a mission to generate more authentic, effective conversations about diversity and inclusion. Here's how you can join him.
ClassPass’ CMO on How and When to Invest in Product Marketing

ClassPass’ CMO on How and When to Invest in Product Marketing

ClassPass CMO Joanna Lord covers the essentials on product marketing for teams struggling to define, implement and launch the function at their startup.
Your Database is Your Prison — Here’s How Expensify Broke Free

Your Database is Your Prison — Here’s How Expensify Broke Free

Startups can fall into dangerous defaults when it comes to database architecture. Expensify founder and CEO David Barrett shares how his company sidestepped these missteps and made its database architecture one of its competitive advantages.
The Price is Right: Essential Tips for Nailing Your Pricing Strategy

The Price is Right: Essential Tips for Nailing Your Pricing Strategy

From buyer personas to feature preference surveys, Price Intelligently Co-founder and CEO Patrick Campbell offers indispensable tips on how to get pricing right.
Doing Data Science Right — Your Most Common Questions Answered

Doing Data Science Right — Your Most Common Questions Answered

Veteran data leaders Jeremy Stanley (Instacart, Sailthru) and Daniel Tunkelang (LinkedIn) walk through the wheres, whats, whys and hows of building the perfect data science team.
The Tools Early-Stage Startups Actually Need to Understand Their Customers

The Tools Early-Stage Startups Actually Need to Understand Their Customers

Segment Co-founder and CEO Peter Reinhardt has personally test-driven a tool a week for the last three years. Here he shares the toolkit you need to get the most out of your customer data.
The Simple Rules That Could Transform How You Launch Your Product

The Simple Rules That Could Transform How You Launch Your Product

LaunchKit co-founder and CEO Brenden Mulligan, one of Product Hunt's most prolific users, shares his tips for a successful product launch.