Series: How to overcome fear of public speaking. Part 2

Do you get anxious before stepping up on stage or right before presenting at a meeting? Me too! Public speaking was a huge fear of mine and I share the three practical things I do to calm my nerves. By the way, I still get nervous. I just built up a tool kit to help me out.

Naoshi Yamauchi 5/21/20 Naoshi Yamauchi 5/21/20

Career Rocket Episode #3: Reid Bryant

The ridiculously smart and talented data scientist, Reid Bryant, shares his take on the paradox of success and in spite of being a huge UNC fan, how he has managed to become so successful.

Naoshi Yamauchi 5/19/20 Naoshi Yamauchi 5/19/20

Stress Less, Accomplish More. Book Rec Series.

Even more stressed in the COVID-19 world? Thinking about meditation? I recommend this book

Naoshi Yamauchi 5/13/20 Naoshi Yamauchi 5/13/20

Career Rocket Episode #2: David Bacon

Career advice from digital analytics and optimization leader David Bacon. Besides having a super cool last name and being incredibly smart, he shares his take on how to live an abundant life that encompasses both the personal and work world.

Naoshi Yamauchi 5/8/20 Naoshi Yamauchi 5/8/20

Ahmaud Arbery. Represents a topic many leaders and organizations publicly skirt around: Racism

More organizations and leaders need to boldly rise up against racism

Naoshi Yamauchi 5/6/20 Naoshi Yamauchi 5/6/20

Setting up an A/B test for video vs no video in AB Tasty

Setting up a test in AB Tasty in less than 3 minutes

Naoshi Yamauchi 4/27/20 Naoshi Yamauchi 4/27/20

Series: How to overcome fear of public speaking. Part 1

Do you feel like you seem to get more nervous about public speaking than all the other people you know? You are not alone! I share my 5th grade story of how I froze in front of the class. Over time, I have managed to speak in front of many groups and audiences without freezing up. I share a few practical tips that may help you overcome your fears of public speaking.

Naoshi Yamauchi 4/9/20 Naoshi Yamauchi 4/9/20

Career Rocket Episode #1: William Thomas

Our first Career Rocket guest! William Thomas, a long time IBM consultant, shares his thoughtful assessment of what it takes to make your career take off. He is now the co-founder of Empathetic Machines, a platform where industry leaders discuss hot topics of the intersection of technology and ethics.

Naoshi Yamauchi 4/3/20 Naoshi Yamauchi 4/3/20

My secret sauce for coming up with great A/B test ideas

Having thoughtful, hypothesis driven test ideas is one of the most overlooked component of the A/B testing process. Through my experience of consulting with many Fortune 500 companies around A/B testing, I continue to be baffled by how weak the road map is for the types of tests they plan to run. I lay out a very simple framework that should help create a standard for ideas.

Naoshi Yamauchi 3/31/20 Naoshi Yamauchi 3/31/20

Series: Reflection points and effects on taking extended time off from 'work'

You think you are fine. Maybe not? How taking time off can be life changing.