![rw-book-cover](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1200,h_600,c_fill,f_jpg,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F083c7620-ff16-48cd-92dd-2eff4b60430b_600x400.jpeg) ## Metadata - Author: [[benoit-pimpaud|Benoit Pimpaud]] - Full Title:: The Data Analyst Every CEO Wants - Category:: #🗞️Articles - Document Tags:: [[Data analysis|Data analysis]], - URL:: https://fromanengineersight.substack.com/p/the-data-analyst-every-ceo-wants?ref=blef.fr - Finished date:: [[2024-04-06]] ## Highlights > we often underestimate how much an ad-hoc analysis made by someone who understands business AND understands data can be valuable. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hts11y1bwwhkrx9yhxnjypxx)) > 💵 Become a business guru ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hts29m9ymay8g557vmmmw44p)) > **Go down the customer support**. Look at what customers are saying, what their product usage is, and why they crumble. It's also great, if possible, to be yourself a customer. At least to try the product. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hts187q2z7m2yp9e3khbpszd)) > We work with transactions, subscriptions, purchases, and funnel conversions, and it’s often quite a challenge to map total subscriptions to ARR or new transactions to net new revenue. It requires so much nuance and context. [(1)](https://dataanalysis.substack.com/p/an-introduction-to-arr-cj-gustafson?publication_id=56671&post_id=142994196&isFreemail=true&r=e2a5d&triedRedirect=true) ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hts1av1mmr4s4r93864c0jdm)) > learn about business theory, be it B2B or B2C, there a tons of ideas that will confront the business you're in ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hts2a3t34kcf35h86hj2xyj2)) Not the most surprising article :/ > 📓 Conclusion ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hts2hkk7x1f3171hhrjjz5bg))