Conor's Newsletter: Issue 32
Selling data science, growth resources for days, and the way to consume information
Let's get to the stories and links that I thought were worth sharing this week. As always, enjoy the newsletter. If this was forwarded to you, you can go ahead and subscribe at conordewey.com.
What I read —
Working in industry as a data scientist is slowly coming to this realization. You can't understate the importance of persuasion. Selling Data Science.
Lots of growth stuff in this weeks newsletter. If you only read one post, this is the one I would recommend. Don't know how I'm just now getting to this. Growth Guide: How to Scale a Growth Program.
This is the most concise and effective argument for books that I've come across. Between the long shelf life and high effort required, you won't find a better signal to noise ratio. The Best Way to Consume Information.
Developing roadmaps is not a thing that I ever thought I would be fascinated by, but here we are. How can something seemingly so simple be so easy to mess up? How To Build A Product Roadmap Everyone Understands.
What I found interesting —
I love looking at other peoples personal websites. This was too much to handle. Humans.
Pretty good list of resources here for growth practices, and plenty of other domains if you want to browse around. BestPracticer.
You can skip that Ph.D. in Computer Science that you've been planning to go get. Just read this tweet instead. Woosh.
Quote I'm pondering —
“Teams often focus on the delivery of a thing, instead of their business impact. This happens when we define success by short timeframes, and performance relates to output. We also tend to rely on our intuition or acumen, without seeking any validation. Even with years of experience in a domain, intuition can be flawed by our biases. Left unchecked, we define and pursue solutions before fully understanding the opportunity space.” — Jonny Schneider