Accelerating Analytics8’s Growth by Being Focused and Being Bold

Hindsight

Originally recorded in May 2021

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Inside the Episode

In 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 Guest

David 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 Timestamp

00:00 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