Working with the CEO to translate data into action and insights We exist to HELP COMMUNITIES THRIVE
Jan 10, 2017
GROWTH FLYWHEEL
Working with the CEO to translate data into action and insightsWe exist to HELP COMMUNITIES THRIVE
Objective
Our Journey
Working with the CEOCreating a TeamSelling the value of dataCreating a tool agnostic cultureUsing the data flywheel to close the loop on data and action
We exist to make communities thriveOur mission
We exist to help people send and receive money, when they need to most, so that communities can thrive
Meet Mike
With DataWithout Data
Meet DataWithout Mikes buy inWith Mikes Buy in
How it beganThe Journey2 Data Analysts and a visionSell x 3Deliver x 10 Budget vs Malawi magicTop Down
FFWD 2 years Team of 8 data analysts, 2 data scientists, 8 process engineers
Talent in action
Prevent the bozo explosion Hire A PlayersA Players hire A PlayersNo Experts = No BottlenecksAlways hire people that can do the job better than you can
Creating a culture of curiosity
Data centricity is just the art of being curiousShowcase the dataGive people what they need not what you think they needGet the bottom-up support
Creating a culture of curiosity
Build those support structures (Silos)
Data is a support structure, not a departmentDont build silos like you used toBuild fully integrated, diverse, functional unitsTotal integration with complete buy-inCultural - and tool diversity
Turning data into action the data flywheel
Applying the data flywheel to change behaviorChange
Applying the data flywheel to change behavior
Applying the data flywheel to change behavior
Applying the data flywheel to change behavior
Applying the data flywheel to change behavior
Applying the data flywheel to change behavior
Taking Data to the streetsData Science in Africa?
SegmentationFloat predictionExpected arrival ratesSaturation AnalysisGeospatial AnalysisDynamic Credit LimitCorridors
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Taking Data to the streets
Sneak Peak into the future
So What?How does this impact the consumer?
Meet Misozi35 Jobs40mil USD200 000 consumers
SummaryBecome the ClientCreate a culture of curiosity Embrace and celebrate failurePerfection is the enemy of done
Final ThoughtEach day I tally up the good and the bad outcomes. No matter how small, if the good outweighs the bad, then it has been a good day. Success then becomes the accumulation of all the good days
-Yusuf Randera Rees CEO of Awethu
Q3 OKRs