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Dear Analyst #97: Becoming a data Swiss army knife for marketing, operations, and customer support data problems with Sarah Krasnik

As a flex player on a data team, you might play the role of a data scientist, data analyst, or data engineer. Sarah Krasnik is one of those people who has held all these roles. In this conversation, Sarah gets into the weeds of what most data analysts do: helping business partners make better decisions […]

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Dear Analyst #95: Nobody ever got fired for choosing Google Sheets

The motivation for this post/episode is a selfish one (scroll to the very bottom or skip to the end of the podcast to see why). As I thought about the framing of this post during my normal “thinking” moments (commuting, on the toilet, during useless meetings), I realized I’m going to take a different approach […]

Dear Analyst #33: Comparing one-time vs. monthly recurring donations to support racial justice organizations

The Black Lives Matter movement has come to the forefront in the news media. People around the world are looking for ways to fight racial injustice. If you are in a position to donate to an organization fighting racial injustice, you are joining the ranks of individuals and companies who are supporting the movement with […]

Should you ditch Microsoft Excel for Google Sheets?

Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel? An age-old question since Google Sheets came onto the scene in 2006. Many saw Google Sheets just as a copycat of Excel that lacked most of Excel’s features. Over the years, Google Sheets has caught up with Excel’s many features including the number of formulas, PivotTables, and even macros. To […]