Archive - The Data Room

Building a World-Class Analytics Team (Part 1) - From Outputs to Outcomes

What Analytics Is Actually For.

Jul 30 • Jess Lachs

Special Sauce: The Story Behind the Cheeseburger Index

State of Local Commerce Q2'26 Update.

Jul 9 • Jess Lachs

My Journey (Part 5)

Building an Analytics team from the ground up

Jul 7 • Jess Lachs

June 2026

My Journey (Part 4)

Joining DoorDash as the first General Manager.

Jun 23 • Jess Lachs

My Journey (Part 3)

What I learned as an entrepreneur from starting (and shuttering) GiftSimple.

Jun 17 • Jess Lachs

My Journey (Part 2)

Beginning my career in finance just in time for the financial crisis.

Jun 17 • Jess Lachs

My Journey (Part 1)

I have a job that I would never be hired for.

Jun 17 • Jess Lachs

Building a world-class data org | Jessica Lachs (VP of Analytics and Data Science at DoorDash)

Insights from Jessica Lachs of DoorDash on scaling analytics teams, metric selection, AI's role, and creating a culture of extreme ownership in data…

Published on Lenny's Newsletter • Jun 5

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