Every growth playbook preaches ‘data-driven decisions,’ and many successful founders credit being data-driven for their growth.<p>But how real is it in practice? Does it truly drive growth, or is it harder than it seems to collect, interpret, and act on the right data?<p>I’m curious—has being data-driven worked for you, or have you seen diminishing returns? I’d love to hear how the Hacker News community approaches this.
I think data analytics can work, but most tools and workflows today are just… not good enough. The dashboards look great, but they often give surface-level metrics with no real insights.<p>The problem isn’t being ‘data-driven’—it’s the gap between collecting data and making it actionable. Most platforms focus on showing numbers, not answering questions like why something happened or what to do next.