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<head>
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<title>Pablo here</title>
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<meta charset="utf-8">
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<meta viewport="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
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<link rel="stylesheet" href="../styles.css">
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</head>
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<body>
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<main>
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<h1>
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Hi, Pablo here
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</h1>
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<p><a href="../index.html">back to home</a></p>
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<hr>
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<section>
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<h2>If I started a Data team again</h2>
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<p>
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When starting a data team at a startup, there are several key considerations that can make or break the
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team's success. One crucial aspect is the existing reporting and dashboard setup. If there are any
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issues with the current system, it is essential to address them immediately. In my experience, leaving
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existing problems unattended can lead to significant headaches down the line. For instance, when I
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joined SuperHawk, the company already had a few reports in Power BI, which had been developed by the
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development team. However, I was not satisfied with the way these reports were built, as they exhibited
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bad patterns, were not scalable, and were too closely tied to the application. Despite my reservations,
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I chose to focus on other tasks, leaving the Power BI reports as they were. This decision ultimately
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proved to be a mistake, as we continued to build upon the existing system, making it much more
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challenging to transition to a new platform later on.
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Another critical factor in the success of a data team is hiring. I joined SuperHawk in November, and it
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took approximately seven months to bring our first data analyst on board. Although we had aligned with
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the C-level team on the need for additional personnel within the first few weeks, I prioritized other
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tasks, such as infrastructure setup, team planning, and getting to know the company. In hindsight, I
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realize that I should have focused more on hiring, as having the right people on board would have
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significantly improved our efficiency and speed. With the budget and resources available, it would have
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been feasible to hire talented individuals earlier, potentially within two or three months.
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Involving people from other teams in the data analysis process is also vital. Our setup is fairly
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standard, with the data team owning a data warehouse and providing reports to other departments.
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However, there is often a need for additional analysis, which can be time-consuming for the data team.
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To mitigate this, I would have benefited from identifying and training "domain analysts" or "satellite
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analysts" within other teams. These individuals would have been capable of working with data, providing
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insights to their own teams, and potentially even owning certain aspects of data analysis. By empowering
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these employees, we could have delivered more value and avoided becoming a bottleneck.
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In retrospect, there are three key things I would have done differently. Firstly, I would have addressed
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any issues with the existing reporting and dashboard setup immediately. Secondly, I would have
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prioritized hiring and focused on bringing the right people on board as early as possible. Thirdly, I
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would have involved people from other teams in the data analysis process earlier, by identifying and
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training domain analysts or satellite analysts.
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</p>
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<hr>
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<p><a href="../index.html">back to home</a></p>
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</section>
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</main>
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</body>
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</html>
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