This post was co-authored by Allison Pickens, Will Robins, and Mickey Alon. It’s been three weeks since we acquired Aptrinsic, and we’re just now getting our heads above the waves of conversations and opportunities that the announcement spurred. One question that surfaced a number of times: as a company that’s branded around Customer Success, what

Roses are red. Violets are blue. NPS is a leading indicator for retention—except it’s just not true. It’s often taken for granted (even among long-time Customer Experience (CX) professionals) that Net Promoter Score (NPS) survey results correlate positively to retention. Sure, it may not tell you why a customer is happy or not happy. It may

If I had to make a list of the things that preoccupy my thoughts, I think Executive Business Reviews (EBRs) would probably come in fourth, behind my family, my company, and the Fermi Paradox. And I think that’s true for three main reasons: As someone who loves (and values) meeting clients, I attend several Gainsight-to-client

I am proud to have been on the Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) team that helped bring Aptrinsic to Gainsight. The acquisition serves a need that we heard loud and clear from the market, and aligns to my own tactical experiences helping to scale a Customer Success organization. I transitioned into an M&A role at Gainsight

I’m reading this fabulous book right now that is perfect for anyone making important decisions—The Book of Why. The author, Judea Pearl, subtitled the work as “The New Science of Cause and Effect,” and the “new” part is what caught my eye. In the introduction, Pearl shares how the distinction between causation and correlation—and the

It’s a dark, stormy night. You’re sitting at your computer. The lights flicker as you click open your reports and there you see it; the silent killer. Churn. Churn is what folks in the subscription economy community call the percentage of customers that leave after subscribing to your product. Churn is one of the most

We know you have questions about Gainsight’s acquisition of Aptrinsic. We tried to answer all the questions we anticipate will be common, but we’d love to field any specific inquiries you might have. If you don’t know who to contact, just email us at info@gainsight.com. First, why not take a look at this video—you can

If you take a look at my LinkedIn page (and scroll way, way down), you’ll see exactly where my career took a left turn. (No, not Chipshot.com—you scrolled too far!) I started my professional career as a product manager.  Well, I tried to start my career by doing a Master’s in Computer Science in college, which taught

Today we announced that Gainsight is acquiring Aptrinsic. I couldn’t be more excited to start working closely with Aptrinsic’s CEO and co-founder Mickey Alon. I’ve come to respect Mickey deeply as a thought leader, and his vision for how to help his customers is very aligned with ours. In this post I’ll share the “why”

All over the world, companies are using data science to cultivate a healthy customer base. However, there are still a lot of questions surrounding this technological advancement. Let’s go on a quick journey to explore three major components of a holistic data science strategy and how these can improve your Customer Success strategies. The Limit