Chandra Narayanan is one of the growth and analytics OGs having spent 7 years at Facebook leading analytics for the Facebook App and for Instagram. After Facebook, Chandra became Chief Data Scientist @ Sequoia Capital, helping Sequoia, find, select and help the best entrepreneurs in the world. Today, Chandra is the Founder & CEO @ Sundial, building products to help builders make meaningful use of data to fulfill *their* mission.
In Today's Episode with Chandra Narayanan
1. From Working on the Weather to Leading Analytics at Facebook:
- How did Chandra make his way from analyzing weather patterns to leading analytics for Facebook?
- What does Chandra know now that he wishes he had known when he started his career in growth?
- How did one piece of advice from his manager at Paypal change Chandra's mind forever on "quitting" and when to "quit"?
2. Growth and Analytics 101:
- What does growth mean to Chandra? What is it? What is it not?
- When is the right time to hire a growth team/person?
- What is the right profile for the first growth hires?
3. How to Hire the Best Growth Teams in the World:
- What are the must-ask questions when hiring for growth?
- How does Chandra use case studies to determine the quality of a candidate?
- What does Chandra believe are the four main reasons people go to work?
- What are the three different types of execs in tech? How do you know when you need each one?
4. Lessons from Leading Analytics at Facebook and Sequoia:
- What are 1-2 of Chandra's biggest takeaways from leading analytics at Facebook?
- What does Chandra believe are the two core skills needed to do analytics well?
- How can you easily test if someone is good at analytics?
- How did being Chief Data Scientist @ Sequoia change Chandra's perspective on growth?