Alyona Medelyan PhD

Alyona has a PhD in NLP and Machine Learning. Her peer-reviewed articles have been cited by over 2600 academics. Her love of writing comes from years of PhD research.

Abstract Digram of how to code qualitative data

Coding Qualitative Data: How To Guide Members Public

A starting guide for coding qualitative data manually and automatically. Learn to build a coding frame and find significant themes in your data!

Alyona Medelyan PhD
Alyona Medelyan PhD
AI & Tech

How we moved our startup from New Zealand to Silicon Valley Members Public

Facebook reminded me that it’s been exactly 1 year since we (Nathan and I) moved from New Zealand to San Francisco! It’s the third time that we are coming to California to live for an extended period of time, but the first time for more than 3 months

Alyona Medelyan PhD
Alyona Medelyan PhD
Using Thematic

How To Perform Churn Analysis - [Free Guide & Templates] Members Public

“I need a churn analysis! We recently launched a new way of delivering our product and customer churn is a major pain!” — a concerned friend. Since I co-founded customer feedback company Thematic, friends who work on software products often ask me how to effectively use churn analysis to identify, fix

Alyona Medelyan PhD
Alyona Medelyan PhD
Churn & Loyalty

How top YC companies use customer insights to drive product roadmap Members Public

Interview with Arianna McClain, Director of UX at Cruise Alyona: Arianna, you’ve had an amazing career in such a short time. You worked for IDEO and led user experience and customer insights at DoorDash and Cruise, two of the most successful YC companies. How did you get into this

Alyona Medelyan PhD
Alyona Medelyan PhD
Customer Experience

The untold love story between churn and customer feedback loops Members Public

Customer churn can be a nightmare, but controlling it is key to the long-term survival of your business. Why? Because repeat customers lead to higher profits for your business as they are associated with higher sales.

Alyona Medelyan PhD
Alyona Medelyan PhD
Churn & Loyalty

Commercializing AI research: Lessons learned and Thematic's journey Members Public

– “Hey, aren’t you the creator of Maui?”– A few months ago, someone I didn’t know approached me at O’Reilly’s AI conference. – “Yes, I am”, I said, excited that someone still remembered my project, and a little sad too… It’s been almost 10 years since I’

Alyona Medelyan PhD
Alyona Medelyan PhD

What Chief Customer Officers can learn from YCombinator’s approach to disruption Members Public

What do Chief Customer Officers have in common with YCombinator? They are both driven by creating products and services that people want. Last week, I attended the Chief Customer Officers & Influencers conference in Atlanta. I got a chance to give a keynote on how companies can disrupt themselves through customer

Alyona Medelyan PhD
Alyona Medelyan PhD

Customer Experience Champions: Best Practices from the CX Veterans Members Public

I’ve just returned for Corinium’s Chief Customer Officers and Influencers conference in Atlanta. As someone who just joined the customer experience and insights industry four weeks ago, this felt like a capstone project where I was forced to “talk the talk” and “walk the walk.” It was humbling

Alyona Medelyan PhD
Alyona Medelyan PhD
Customer Experience

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