{"id":255,"date":"2007-06-26T00:21:29","date_gmt":"2007-06-26T07:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaushik.net\/avinash\/podcast-rules-controversy-people-success-tips-talking-really-fast\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T15:31:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T22:31:34","slug":"podcast-rules-controversy-people-success-tips-talking-really-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaushik.net\/avinash\/podcast-rules-controversy-people-success-tips-talking-really-fast\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: Rules, Controversy, People, Success Tips (&#038; talking really fast!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img height=\"112\" alt=\"saratoga\" hspace=\"7\" src=https:\/\/www.kaushik.net\/avinash\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/saratoga.jpg\" width=\"150\" align=\"left\" \/> A couple of weeks ago I spent a little bit of time talking to industry guru <a href=https:\/\/www.futurenowinc.com\/aboutus.htm\">Bryan Eisenberg<\/a> about a bunch of really interesting stuff. The result is <a href=https:\/\/www.grokdotcom.com\/2007\/06\/15\/grokcast-avinash-kaushik-on-web-analytics-an-hour-a-day-part-1\/\">two podcasts <\/a>that I, humbly, think are pretty fun.<\/p>\n<p>If you know Bryan then you&#8217;ll know that he does not shy away from tough topics or asking controversial questions. He does that and more in these two podcasts.<\/p>\n<p>Bryan is not just an industry colleague but also a good friend. Like me Bryan is also a vegetarian and at conferences he always scopes out places we can have dinner. He has also been very generous in sharing his advice and help, something a newbie Independent Consultant can clearly use lots.<\/p>\n<p>Doing a podcast with a friend is so much more fun. You&#8217;ll hear a lot of laughter, Bryan (like a good friend) selling the book, and general good humor. I really did enjoy myself.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll also notice that around minute ten in second podcast Bryan says &#8220;<em>thanks for taking the time to talk to us today Avinash&#8221;,<\/em> and then we continue chatting!!<\/p>\n<p><strong><font color=blue>Podcast One:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/p>\n<p>This podcast focuses on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Why &#8220;looking beyond the click&#8221; to optimize the experience is so necessary.<\/p>\n<li> How technology has leveled the playing field, so companies of all sizes can be data-driven.<\/p>\n<li> The importance of being <a href=https:\/\/www.kaushik.net\/avinash\/2006\/10\/seven-steps-to-creating-a-data-driven-decision-making-culture.html\">data-driven<\/a>, yet customer-focused.<\/p>\n<li> The new &#8220;data democracy,&#8221; and how it&#8217;s created an environment where Google needs an Analytics Evangelist.<\/p>\n<li> Exploiting &#8220;<a href=https:\/\/www.kaushik.net\/avinash\/2007\/03\/excellent-analytics-tip-10-how-thick-is-your-head-and-how-long-is-your-tail.html\">the long tail<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<li> Controversial blog topics, such as &#8220;What is <a href=https:\/\/www.kaushik.net\/avinash\/2007\/05\/redefining-conventional-wisdom-on-enterprise-class-web-analytics.html\">enterprise-class web analytics software<\/a>?&#8221;<\/p>\n<li> Documenting processes in your company, so you can fix them by measuring and optimizing intelligently.<\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<p><P><em><strong>Download:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<p><a href=https:\/\/www.kaushik.net\/avinash\/grokcast-avinash_kaushik-part1.mp3\">Grokcast: Interview with Avinash Kaushik (Part 1)<\/a><br \/>\n(17 mins 25 secs. 27.9 mb)<\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<p><font color=blue><strong>Podcast Two:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/p>\n<p>This podcast focuses on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> The importance of process in web analytics.<\/p>\n<li> My 2 rules of Web Analysis.<\/p>\n<li> <a href=https:\/\/www.kaushik.net\/avinash\/2007\/04\/how-should-web-analysts-spend-their-day.html\">How web analysts should spend their da<\/a>y?<\/p>\n<li> How to find your next <a href=https:\/\/www.kaushik.net\/avinash\/2006\/06\/top-ten-signs-you-are-a-great-analyst.html\">great web analyst<\/a>?<\/p>\n<li> The <a href=https:\/\/www.kaushik.net\/avinash\/2006\/08\/trinity-a-mindset-strategic-approach.html\">Trinity<\/a> approach to web analytics.<\/p>\n<li> Closing thought: the one report you all can take advantage of right away.<\/ul>\n<p><P><em><strong>Download:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<p><a href=https:\/\/www.kaushik.net\/avinash\/grokcast-avinash_kaushik-part2.mp3\">Grokcast: Interview with Avinash Kaushik (Part 2)<\/a><br \/>\n(15 mins 44 seconds. 25.2 mb)<\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I hope that you&#8217;ll enjoy these podcasts as much as I did, and at the same time find them to be educational.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll hear about Persuasion Architecture in the podcast, in case you don&#8217;t know what it is please visit the <a href=https:\/\/www.futurenowinc.com\/methodology.htm\">Future Now Inc website<\/a>. On that page is also a link to a very informative news letter, check that out as well.<br \/>\n <P>[On a related note, Bryan also suggested an excellent idea to my friend Mike Moran, author of the new book <a href=https:\/\/www.doitwrongquickly.com\/index.htm\">Do It Wrong Quickly<\/a>: From real people out there like you and me get the sorriest, the most egregious tales of delay, indecision, paralysis by analysis, and refusal to try things out. Please e-mail Mike your stories (mike at mikemoran dot com), there are <a href=https:\/\/www.doitwrongquickly.com\/index.htm\">prizes<\/a> involved!]<\/p>\n<p>Please share your feedback on the podcasts via comments. Where they interesting? Did you learn anything? Should I slow down my talking speed to something less than six hundred miles per hour? :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bryan Eisenberg about a bunch of really interesting stuff. The result is data-driven, yet customer-focused. 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