
The Measure Pod
The Measure Pod is your go-to fortnightly podcast hosted by seasoned analytics pros. Join Dara Fitzgerald (Co-Founder at Measurelab) & Matthew Hooson (Head of Engineering at Measurelab) as they dive into the world of data, analytics and measurement—with a side of fun.
Latest episodes

Dec 15, 2023 • 59min
#91 Warehouse native analytics (with Adam Greco @ Amplitude)
Full show notes, transcript and AI chatbot - https://shorturl.at/bioqR.
You can now watch this episode as a vodcast over on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OrlSP8Tpk4.
00:00 Intro
03:52 Topic
53:21 Quick fire/outro
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Episode Summary:
In this week's episode of The Measure Pod we spoke to Adam Greco from Amplitude. We talked specifically around warehouse native analytics, and whether it's a passing trend or an integral part of the future. We also go his thoughts around marketing and product analytics, as well as analytics vendor consolidation.
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Quotes of the Episode:
"I call it the last mile problem where you can have the best data quality, best implementation but then if you can't get people in the last mile to use the data then everything you did is for nothing." - Adam
"I think the problem with you know, being a complete one vendor marketing specialist or analyst, whatever it's going to be, it means that you kind of alienate yourself from everything else that's out there and you never become fully adaptable." - Bhav
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About The Measure Pod:
The Measure Pod is a weekly podcast hosted by veteran practitioners of the marketing and product analytics industry. Join Dan and Dara from Measurelab, Bhav from CRAP Talks and the occasional guest on their quest to make sense of the analytics industry, and have some fun along the way.
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If you liked this episode, don't forget to subscribe to The Measure Pod on your favourite podcast platform and leave us a review. Let's make sense of the analytics industry together!
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Dec 13, 2023 • 5min
Sound Bite: What are the differences between ePrivacy and GDPR?
Episode Summary:
In this weeks sound bite (from the archive) Dan & Dara spoke with Rowenna Fielding, a data privacy expert. She discusses the difference between ePrivacy and GDPR, as well as debunking cookie consent.
Full episode here: https://shorturl.at/mxTW5
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About The Measure Pod:
The Measure Pod is a weekly podcast hosted by veteran practitioners of the marketing and product analytics industry. Join Dan and Dara from Measurelab, Bhav from CRAP Talks and the occasional guest on their quest to make sense of the analytics industry, and have some fun along the way.
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If you liked this episode, don't forget to subscribe to The Measure Pod on your favourite podcast platform and leave us a review. Let's make sense of the analytics industry together!
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Dec 6, 2023 • 5min
Sound Bite: Building effective learning experiences in analytics
Episode Summary:
In this weeks sound bite (from the archive) Dan & Dara spoke with Phil Gomm and Tony Reeves from Ding, a learning design consultancy. They discussed with us what learning design is, and how it can be applied to the analytics industry to create positive experiences.
Full episode here: https://shorturl.at/fjmDG
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About The Measure Pod:
The Measure Pod is a weekly podcast hosted by veteran practitioners of the marketing and product analytics industry. Join Dan and Dara from Measurelab, Bhav from CRAP Talks and the occasional guest on their quest to make sense of the analytics industry, and have some fun along the way.
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If you liked this episode, don't forget to subscribe to The Measure Pod on your favourite podcast platform and leave us a review. Let's make sense of the analytics industry together!
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Nov 29, 2023 • 6min
Sound Bite: Unraveling the meaning of personalisation with David Mannheim
Episode Summary:
In this weeks sound bite (from the archive) Dan & Dara spoke with David Mannheim about personalisation, and the meaning behind it.
Full episode here: https://shorturl.at/yAU37
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About The Measure Pod:
The Measure Pod is a weekly podcast hosted by veteran practitioners of the marketing and product analytics industry. Join Dan and Dara from Measurelab, Bhav from CRAP Talks and the occasional guest on their quest to make sense of the analytics industry, and have some fun along the way.
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If you liked this episode, don't forget to subscribe to The Measure Pod on your favourite podcast platform and leave us a review. Let's make sense of the analytics industry together!
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Nov 22, 2023 • 6min
Sound Bite: Rick Dronkers discusses data privacy and GDPR
Episode Summary:
This is the first of our weekly sound bites (from the archive). In this clip from September 2022, Dan & Dara spoke with Rick Dronkers about GDPR and data privacy.
Full episode here: https://shorturl.at/cIKSU
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About The Measure Pod:
The Measure Pod is a weekly podcast hosted by veteran practitioners of the marketing and product analytics industry. Join Dan and Dara from Measurelab, Bhav from CRAP Talks and the occasional guest on their quest to make sense of the analytics industry, and have some fun along the way.
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If you liked this episode, don't forget to subscribe to The Measure Pod on your favourite podcast platform and leave us a review. Let's make sense of the analytics industry together!
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Oct 25, 2023 • 8min
Gathering insights at MeasureCamp London 2023 (BONUS)
Full show notes, transcript and (NEW!) AI chatbot - https://bit.ly/3tEDQL8.
00:00 Start
00:15 Intro
00:40 Main topic
00:40 What’s the biggest challenge today which will be gone in five years time?
03:42 What will be the biggest challenge in the next five years?
07:53 Outro
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Episode Summary:
In this bonus episode of The Measure Pod, Dan asked attendees at MeasureCamp London two thought provoking questions. What is the biggest challenge today that will be gone in five years time? And what will be the biggest challenge in the next five years?
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Quotes of the Episode:
"...I think our industry is just shifting towards first party data and our industry is just thinking about consent as a matter of cookies and I think that's a mistake" - Celina Belotti
"...The biggest challenge in the next five years will be finding people with the right skills, trained on the right platforms, with the right degrees, the right way of thinking, that are technical, that understand data and that understand business.." - Julian Erbsloeh
"...I think the biggest challenge will be as we adopt AI and virtualise users, virtualise sessions, virtualise data connectivity, doing that in a privacy conscious way" - Matt Bentley
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About The Measure Pod:
The Measure Pod is a weekly podcast hosted by veteran practitioners of the marketing and product analytics industry. Join Dan and Dara from Measurelab, Bhav from CRAP Talks and the occasional guest on their quest to make sense of the analytics industry, and have some fun along the way.
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If you liked this episode, don't forget to subscribe to The Measure Pod on your favorite podcast platform and leave us a review. Let's make sense of the analytics industry together!
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Oct 13, 2023 • 50min
#90 Self-serve analytics: yay or nay
Full show notes, transcript and (NEW!) AI chatbot - https://bit.ly/3FxOPch.
00:00 Intro.
00:28 Self-serve analytics failure.
03:20 Self-serve analytics debate.
07:16 Data democratisation and self-service.
09:41 People misusing self-serve analytics.
13:14 Self-serve data analysis.
16:49 Self-serve analytics challenges.
18:10 Data literacy.
21:11 Overcoming learning challenges.
24:01 Understanding what people want.
26:01 Centralised document for company questions.
29:23 Self-serve analytics solution.
32:00 Pursuit of self-serve culture.
36:00 AI in self-serve analytics.
38:33 How to ask better questions.
40:24 Predefined list of curated questions.
43:05 Retention and success metrics.
46:21 The pursuit of self-servant data democratisation.
49:13 Suggest a topic or guest.
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Episode Summary:
In this week's episode of The Measure Pod, Bhav reflects on his biggest career failure: self-serve analytics. They discuss the challenges and complexities of implementing self-serve analytics in organisations, highlighting the factors that contribute to its success or failure. Bhav emphasises the importance of trust, data literacy, and problem-solving skills in enabling individuals to effectively use self-serve analytics tools. They also share personal experiences and strategies for promoting data democratisation and creating a culture of self-serve analytics.
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Quotes of the Episode:
"...this topic and the whole concept of self serve has been one of the biggest failures of my entire career spanning like 10, 11, 12 years." - Bhav
"...self service doesn't equal self sufficiency." - Dara
"...when marketers are always talking about like impressions and clicks as KPIs, I'm like, it means absolutely nothing. And like, you know, downloads of a podcast means nothing." - Dan
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About The Measure Pod:
The Measure Pod is a weekly podcast hosted by veteran practitioners of the marketing and product analytics industry. Join Dan and Dara from Measurelab, Bhav from CRAP Talks and the occasional guest on their quest to make sense of the analytics industry, and have some fun along the way.
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If you liked this episode, don't forget to subscribe to The Measure Pod on your favorite podcast platform and leave us a review. Let's make sense of the analytics industry together!
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Oct 6, 2023 • 51min
#89 Integrating analytics into product teams (with Barry Pace @ Penfold)
Product manager Barry Pace joins the podcast to discuss integrating analytics into product teams. They explore the importance of effective communication, cross-functional collaboration, and the challenges and opportunities in different industries. They also touch on building a business case for bringing in an analyst and the future of AI in product management.

Sep 29, 2023 • 49min
#88 Analytics as a data product (with Weiting Xu @ Cazoo)
In this week's episode, we explore the challenges of treating analytics as a product. We discuss managing internal users and their ever-changing needs, the importance of observability, and the role of a product manager. We also touch on agile ways of working and the monetization of analytics as a product.

Sep 22, 2023 • 47min
#87 A/B testing controversies and generative AI (with Shaun McGirr @ Dataiku)
Full show notes, transcript and (NEW!) AI chatbot - https://bit.ly/461QORs.
00:00:00 Intro.
00:00:32 Data expert discusses A-B testing and generative AI.
00:05:03 Different perspectives on data science.
00:09:34 Be holistic in data analysis.
00:14:16 Experimentation is both science and art.
00:18:02 Value of experimentation in CRO.
00:25:55 Data democratization is essential.
00:29:53 AI has the potential to revolutionize data analytics.
00:33:39 Data people should focus on efficiency.
00:36:18 Promote better question asking.
00:40:39 Data analysts need to adapt or risk being left behind.
00:44:56 Data perfection is a myth.
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Episode Summary:
In this week's episode of The Measure Pod, we dive into a fascinating conversation with Shaun McGirr, a data expert at Dataiku and former Crap Talks presenter. We explore the world of A/B testing, experimentation, and the future of analysts' roles as generative AI becomes more prevalent. Shaun shares his thoughts on the controversy surrounding A/B testing and the importance of considering other methods of learning about the world. We discuss the challenges and potential of using generative AI in the data analytics space, and how it can revolutionize the way we work with data. Grab your headphones and stap in for an insightful and thought-provoking discussion on the evolving landscape of data science and experimentation!
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Quotes of the Episode:
"We very commonly hear, oh, I can't do anything interesting with data or AI or predicting anything until I've got all my data perfect. It's a myth subscribed to by people who have never actually worked with data. Because if you have, you know it's never perfect and you still have to make a decision happen." - Shaun
"What if you provided an interface that helped people ask the right questions or at least better questions? And if they had no questions, they could be suggested questions and they could pick the questions that they liked the most, and then the job of data people to make LLMs useful is to do prompt engineering, right? To take the small human questions right? Put more context around them." - Shaun
"It still requires human curiosity." - Shaun
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About The Measure Pod:
The Measure Pod is a weekly podcast hosted by veteran practitioners of the marketing and product analytics industry. Join Dan and Dara from Measurelab, Bhav from CRAP Talks and the occasional guest on their quest to make sense of the analytics industry, and have some fun along the way.
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If you liked this episode, don't forget to subscribe to The Measure Pod on your favorite podcast platform and leave us a review. Let's make sense of the analytics industry together!
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