Making Data Useful

How expert analysts think about time

The journey to becoming a “real” data analyst

Cassie Kozyrkov
4 min readMay 10, 2022

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When I began speaking at conferences about the importance of analytics, I found that convincing an audience of its value was the easy part. The mood changed when I explained the catch: Analytics is an investment of time… and, as with all investments, there’s a chance you get nothing in return.

Analytics is an investment of time… and like all investments, there’s a chance…

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