Excession Insight
2022 - 2024 as Chief Design Officer
The problem
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The product
We built a geospatial index based on novel computer science that could ingest and query datasets in excess of 200b records. In front of it we created a SaaS analytics tool based on a humane, sentence-like query syntax and a series of visualisations to let analysts ask questions and sift the results.
My role
Took an off-hand comment in a product meeting, turned it into sketches and built enough excitement to get Data Science time assigned. #product-management #product-design
Coached Data Science as they built a prototype. #mentoring
Researched the problem and iterated on a v1 solution with the PM and early, paying customers of the prototype. #product-design
Collaborated with the PM to propose a value-based release plan to align and restore trust between Engineering and Commercial. #product-management
Iteratively designed the UI with Product, Engineering and customers. #product-design
Proposed product hypotheses and helped with discovery sessions. #research #product-management
Fostered a collaborative relationship with Engineering, involving them early and encouraging their feedback. #mentoring
Impact
Identified the niche that we pivoted the company into.
The product was deployed with several national governments to help keep their citizens safe.
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Quotes
"You are doing things with Insight that are not currently possible." _______ _______
"This tool is really simple, really intuitive." ______
