Comments on: Web Analytics Career Advice: Statistics, Business, IT & Mushrooms

By: shiva

shiva — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:39:05 +0000

Its quite good to learn these concepts and i found them to be very much useful.

By: Web Analytics Career Advice: Getting Started - PeterVo.com.au

Web Analytics Career Advice: Getting Started - PeterVo.com.au — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:46:17 +0000

[...] Another post by Avinash about some of the traits that great analysts share [...]

By: Liara Covert

Liara Covert — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:30:36 +0000

This is a fantastic post along with meaningful replies. It goes to show that each of us has potential to do anything we set our minds to do. Perhaps one of the most important skills to develop is the art of persuasion. Having been a trapeze artist for a summer, a space law policy analyst, MBA lecturer, dream analyst, freelance writer and business consultant, you might say I'm versed in the benefits of versatility. At the same time, I grasp the challenges it brings when proof of experience and competence is often assumed by others to be revealed by consistent role-playing in an area for long periods. Thanks for sharing all the inspiring stories!

By: alphalytics

alphalytics — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 18:52:01 +0000

What type of person makes a great analyst?…

Good people are rare. And good analysts are really rare. It takes a strong, all-rounder to get to grips with the technical complexity of tracking and connecting datasources as well as the business acumen to know what is worth measuring or what drives business value.

I've been reading Occam's Razor and there're some great points on there about how life-experience of all sorts can be the key to a strong analyst. Someone with broad horizons and an open mind. Wise to the world. Read the full thing below: ……

By: Aurelie Pols

Aurelie Pols — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 15:58:17 +0000

Dear Mr. Kaushik,

I think you are very naïve in thinking that your children, once they get to the age of reading and understanding this, will actually listen to you.

I do however hope they get great life experiences as well as straight A's.

I'm not sure I qualify as a web analyst. In any case, here go.

The word I use the most is why. Ask René, he'll confirm, I drive him crazy ;-)

At university, I loved the knowledge, never seemed to do well in "easy" classes, always scored better where others didn't and was generally considered as the ugly little, weird, Dutch duck. I've grown out of that shame, thank God!

Seriously, I can totally relate to the first quote in your post. That was me 4 years ago! Since then, I've set-up a handpicked team and help out others while assuring a fun place to work for some 20 people inside OX2.

What more could one ask for?

I suppose I'm more business but if I think of Julien or Siegert, I wonder in which box they should be put. It would be an over simplification to say right or left, IT or business.

Start small and educate yourself in the direction you feel most comfortable with and try to get others interested in what you're doing, in order to cover multiple angles.

After all, not everybody can cover all aspects of WA, it's team work as there is more in multiple brains than in one.

Kind regards from sunny Brussels, a pleasure, as always,

Aurélie

By: Joe Teixeira

Joe Teixeira — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 15:40:05 +0000

I just want to say that I'm a huge fan of your blog, Avinash. I'm a "long-time listener, first-time caller" here, but I've only been reading for a short while (unfortunately). I remember when I was first looking at some of the Analytics-Based Blogs, and when I read the title "Occam's Razor", I instantly knew I'd really like it. I was right :)

Sorry I don't have much to add to this current discussion, other to say that this is another very insightful post and a good read. Thanks!