Data is Apolitical

Marissa Mayer, Google

Product decisions can be based on the company politics. But one cannot argue with facts and stats, and this is the basis, says Marissa Mayer, Google’s Vice President of Search Products & User Experience, by which the company bases its decisions. Google’s approach is the take the guesswork out of product design, from functionality to shades of color, and they believe in the science of well-monitored and frequent A/B testing.