Posted on 13th March 2024 by Harry

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?