Ask HN: Would you discuss your company's analytics privately?

1 points by goldfishcaura 9y ago ↗ HN

I do a lot of analytics, mostly in SQL/Python, across, at the moment, 5 tech companies. 50-80% of this is repeatable. The other 20% is not. And that is the stuff I feel that actually could make companies significant money.

Do you have the same feeling? Would you share your analytics (the HOW and the WHY) privately in exchange for other experts in the field sharing their knowhow?

Asking because I am contemplating whether to start a private community - somewhere I would not be afraid of an end consumer finding how we do analytics.

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blhack 9y ago ↗

I think it depends on the industry. Doing analytics that about UX and if people are enjoying using a site (the type of stuff I'm interested in) is very different than sort of greyhat SEO/referral marketing type stuff.

babuskov 9y ago ↗

The stuff I'm doing is rather straightforward user retention like ARPU, ARPPU, LTV, day-2 retention, etc. There's no special sauce. So, I wouldn't mind sharing that, but I fail to see what kind of special analytics could be used that users would be concerned about? Got any example?

danpalmer 9y ago ↗

I just got an unsolicited email asking me to comment in this thread.

elorant 9y ago ↗

Me too. But since we're here I'd give it a try. I think the idea is worth developing.