I have heard some CEOs say some crazy things, but this is a special kind of crazy talk that we are dealing with here, folks! In this article, Sudheesh Nair (who is the CEO of ThoughtSpot), gives us his critical view of the BI industry in the context of COVID19 aftermath as he attempts to … Continue reading This Is Crazy: ThoughtSpot CEO wants to kill BI and for all dashboards to die
Category: US Economy
My Reaction to Microsoft Closing its Retail Stores
Microsoft just recently announced that it is taking a "new approach to retail". What's the new approach you ask??? Well, it is a bit unorthodox. The new approach to retail is to have no retail. This is a bit of a sad news for me as I do a lot of work with Microsoft and … Continue reading My Reaction to Microsoft Closing its Retail Stores
COVID19 vs. US Economy (update #2)
In this follow up for the original analysis I used May updates for the US Census indicators. Unfortunately,things are going from bad to worse. Retail is down 15%, while some components of retail are down 40%, 60%, and even 80%. Link to dashboard: https://bit.ly/2RQ2jr0
US Economy: Obama vs. Trump
Who was a better president for the US economy? Trump vs. Obama... Obama vs. Trump... I go over the US Census economic indicators and compare how the US economy performed during the last several administrations. Make your own conclusions by exploring these numbers here: https://bit.ly/2RQ2jr0 US Census Economic Indicators: https://www.census.gov/economic-indicators/