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"Alessandro scaled Preply's data function and brought it to maturity. His contribution was vital to the company's success, and I would definitely recommend working with him." — Kirill Bigai, CEO & Founder

    • DATA CULTURE
      Deploy the right infrastructure. Leverage it to achieve Data Reliability and Governance.
      Build solid KPI Frameworks, Analytics, Models, Data Products. Make them available your organization to ultimately foster a culture of data-driven decision making.

    • TEAM'S ORG, HIRING & MENTORING
      Hire the right mix of talent and cultural fit. Make them motivated and empowered. Watch them grow into a spectacular team and drive a data culture across your org.

    • STRATEGIC CONTRIBUTION
      Find your company's next levers of growth by exploring opportunities across the Customer Journey. From Measurement, Attribution & Segmentation to Engagement, Monetization, Predictive Models, Personalization & AI.

    • PROSPECTS EVALUATION
      Receive an impartial, professional assessment on your prospects' data literacy and maturity

    • SUPPORT TO DUE DILIGENCE
      Ensure your investment decision is backed up by solid numbers and an accurate picture of the company's reality.

    • CONSULTING FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
      Maximise your investments' outlook by backing them up with a solid data strategy and highly effective teams

    • Data Culture

    • Data Strategy

    • Hiring & Leadership

Six Successful
Scale-up Cycles


Why work with me?

A track record of building effective data teams and infrastructures
to address tech companies' needs and make them data-driven

A Proven
Operating System

A fail-proof methodology
The fruit of years of multiple iterations and continuous improvement. Guaranteed to prevent the common pitfalls observed across hundreds of tech startups and scaleups worldwide.

20 Years
Experience

Gained across multiple industries and contexts
Providing the security that my OS will translate successfully to any new situation, even if unprecedented.

Rapid Value
Creation

An iterative approach that reduces the time to value to a matter of weeks
while creating a solid, scalable foundation for many years to come.

Case Studies

Case Study I: Typeform

  • Problem

    The typical challenges of a Series A Tech Company

    Lack of data governance, accessibility, expertise, and business insights.
    The team was flying blind and felt unable to identify new levers of growth.

  • Solution

    I was hired as the first data person

    Built a Datawarehouse
    Deployed Self-Service Analytics
    Recruited a team of 20+ professionals
    Hired and trained Senior Management
    Defined a KPI framework
    Introduced an Analytics Framework
    Enabled Experimentation

  • Outcomes

    1. Produced a Unified Customer View

    Built upon a continuous stream of customer and product insights, proactively produced by the Data Team

    2. Gained Clarity on the Drivers of Retention

    Uncovered the multiple realities of retention, resolved the underlying complexity, segmented the base into customer personas, and identified their Jobs To Be Done.

    3. Unlocked the next phase of growth

    By refocusing the acquisition strategy towards more valuable segments, we unlocked the next phase of growth, and gave reassurance to the investors that the company did not have a retention problem.

  • “Alessandro built the Data Science function at Typeform and continuously improved both the architecture and talent in line with the company's needs. He is an accomplished manager capable of building high-functioning teams”

    ROBERT MUÑOZ, CEO & Co-Founder, TYPEFORM

Case Study II: Preply

  • Problem

    The typical challenges of a Series B Tech Company

    Growth decelerating after the pandemic
    Leaders did not trust the data
    No Self-Service Analytics and Data Science platform
    A good team that lacked structure and seniority

  • Solution

    Scaled the team to 40 members including Sr Management

    Established the company KPIs and WBR/MBR
    Revamped the Tech Stack
    Deployed Self-Service Analytics
    Deployed a Data Science Platform - Introduced an Analytics Framework - Incorporated B2B into the Data Model
    Built multiple customer-facing data products

  • Outcomes

    1. Enabled the next phase of growth

    Increased Retention, ARPU & LTV by managing the transition to a Subscription-based business model and promoting the switch to a new definition of customer.

    2. Improved Unit Economics

    Thanks to the higher LTV and multiple optimizations in CAC fueled by finer Marketing Measurement, Attribution, and Bidding, we overcame the plateau and restarted growing.

    3. Improved B2B customers utilization

    Integrated CRM data, built a KPI Framework, and built a customer-facing data product to give the clients visibility on the product utilization across their business. Boosting renewals and, ultimately, retention and revenue.

Consultant & Advisor to VCs

  • Prospects Evalution

    Receive an impartial, professional assessment on your prospects' data literacy and maturity

  • Support to Due Diligence

    Ensure your investment decision is backed up by solid numbers and an accurate picture of the company's reality.

  • Consulting for Portfolio Companies

    Maximise your investments' outlook by backing them up with a solid data strategy and highly effective teams

Keynotes & Workshops

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    Your role in this project

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    Your role in this project

    Describe this project: What were the main objectives, who was the client and/or who did you work with on the project, what were your specific roles and approach that demonstrate how you work and the unique value you bring in this area? Who ultimately benefitted, and what results did your involvement help bring about? Provide links to the client, project, and press if you can.