Should You Build a Data Team or Borrow One?
From The Dashboard Effect by Brick Thompson, Jon Thompson, Caleb Ochs, Landon Ochs
March 12, 2026 · 8 min · Episode 168
About this episode
The episode discusses the tradeoffs between building an internal data team versus outsourcing data work.
Many companies assume the best way to build a data capability is to hire an internal team. But is that always the right move? In this episode of The Dashboard Effect, Brick and Landon break down one of the most common questions they hear from prospective clients: Why outsource your data work instead of hiring in-house? They talk through the real tradeoffs companies face when building a data team, from the challenge of finding a single person who can do everything (the “Batman” hire), to the...
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Hosts: Brick Thompson, Landon Ochs
Topics covered
- data teams
- outsourcing
- hiring
- business strategy
- data capability
Keywords
- data team
- outsourcing
- hiring
- business
- data capability
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