Olson: Revenue is a lagging indicator and insufficient for immediate product action
Todd Olson · How to Measure Product Success // Todd Olson, Pendo (FirstMark's Data Driven) · Sep 28, 2017 · at 3:21
Todd Olson, CEO of Pendo, addresses product leaders at Data Driven NYC on why tracking revenue alone is insufficient for product management.
“The challenge with revenue is that it's a lagging indicator. So by the time you lose it is probably too late. Sorry if that's what your measure is, it's not enough to actually take action.”
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