You don’t need to build the whole thing
Jun 24, 2025 11:06 am
Hey
If you’ve ever shipped a dashboard no one uses, here’s a thought:
It’s easy to go heads-down and build a full pipeline or dashboard before showing anything.
But most data products benefit from starting smaller.
Next time, build a working slice. One metric, one source, one user.
Ship it, show it, improve it.
I’ve written more about that mindset here if you want to go deeper:
→ Stop Building Bold Data Products
Talk soon,
Yordan
PS: The Data Leader’s Influence System has a short script for that first “what are we solving?” call. You’ll find it in Week 1.