Takeaway Tales

Talk given at @datamates London about the weird things we can learn about the world by looking at Deliveroo's takeaway data.

Transcript

1. TAKEAWAY TALES
2. Hello! I’m Pete
4. I work for these folks
5. WE DO THIS
6. Chapter 1 Your new year’s resolution is radioactive
7. People cut down on takeout at Christmas
9. Something i learned in school
10. Looks familiar ….
11. Strength … failing …
12. Yep, highly predictable
13. The Half Life of New Years Resolutions is 11 Days
14. Chapter 2 Why Notting Hill is like a Class G Star
15. CLASS G
16. FANCY EH?
17. Turns out, Delivery Zones are like that too Througput (orders per driver per hour) # LOG Orders over 91 days
18. Turns out, Delivery Zones are like that too Througput (orders per driver per hour) # LOG Orders over 91 days Notting Hill
20. Chapter 3 You can learn a lot from people’s data exhaust
21. We were looking at customer buying patterns …
22. Lets look at our most active customers
23. We learn from events, but we ALSO learn from the absence of events
24. Chapter 4 Is restaurant variety the spice of life?
25. Some People Order From One Restaurant Repeatedly
26. These people are more likely to leave
27. Lets Dig Deeper
28. The data says we’re wrong - restaurant variety doesn’t decrease churn
29. WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED?
30. AT SCALE, PEOPLE ARE PREDICTABLE
31. THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU SHARE
32. ACCOUNT FOR BIAS
33. THANKS! @PeterOwlett