The Product Quartet: Why Data Leaders Are Product Leaders Too

Modern product teams need data leadership at the table, not on the sidelines as a support function

Dec 20, 2025 • Xavier Gumara Rigol

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November 2025

Book Announcement: "Data as a Product Driver"

After more than 10 years working at the intersection of product and data, last year I decided to start writing a book that genuinely bridges both…

Nov 26, 2025 • Xavier Gumara Rigol

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The Decline of Data Organizations: When Data Becomes Everyone’s Job

Young companies no longer create data teams, while older ones are reorganizing their data teams because the assumptions that once justified a…

Nov 16, 2025 • Xavier Gumara Rigol

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October 2025

The Mini-Data Organization

How to scale data capabilities in the age of Generative AI without fully decentralizing your data team

Oct 21, 2025 • Xavier Gumara Rigol

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The Four Layers of Goals Every Data Platform Team Needs to Understand

How to connect data infrastructure work to business outcomes (even when you're three steps removed from revenue)

Oct 12, 2025 • Xavier Gumara Rigol

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From Feature Factories to Growth-Oriented Teams: A How-To Guide to Outcome-Driven Measurement

How to transform your product and data teams from just being feature builders to delivering measurable business value

Oct 5, 2025 • Xavier Gumara Rigol

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September 2025

Scaling Data Platform Teams: A Step-by-Step Guide (Scaling Your Data Team, Transition #3)

A 5 steps guide to successfully scale your Data Platform team, ensuring it is equipped to handle the demands and complexities of growing organizations.

Sep 20, 2025 • Xavier Gumara Rigol

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Navigating the Spectrum of Centralization vs. Decentralization in Analytics Teams (Scaling Your Data Team, Transition #2)

How you may organize an Analytics function using solely the centralization vs. decentralization dimension and look at what happens when we combine this…

Sep 20, 2025 • Xavier Gumara Rigol

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From Support to Growth Oriented Data Teams (Scaling Your Data Team, Transition #1)

Learn about the top four areas to focus on, as well as the mental models that can be used to help your data organization transition from a…

Sep 20, 2025 • Xavier Gumara Rigol

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