Accelerating Analytics8’s Growth by Being Focused and Being Bold Hindsight

Originally recorded in May 2021
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Inside the EpisodeIn this episode, David shares how Analytics8 began and how the company is thriving in the fast-evolving analytics industry by combining increasingly deeper business and technology capabilities.
About the GuestDavid Fussichen is the CEO of Analytics8, a data analytics consulting firm which combines expertise with data, business problem-solving, and technology to provide clients the full breadth of capabilities that are required to transform into a smarter, data-driven organization. If you’re looking for a sounding board on how to accelerate your efforts to leverage data, learn about Analytics8’s Data Strategy Session by going to https://www.analytics8.com/ and clicking the “Data Strategy Session” button.
Topics by Timestamp00:00  The genesis of Analytics8
7:07    David’s definition of hiring “good people” and the value of diversity
17:17  The Analytics8 value proposition
21:24  Discussing the evolution of the analytics market
24:04  The company’s strategy to double sales
27:31  Past lessons on the importance of calculated, focused growth
35:27  Strategies that are helping scale service delivery
41:52  David shares some tougher moments of building the right team
47:07  Pressing David for hindsight yields more insight
53:03 Circling back to discuss the future role of technology partners and business expertise