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Data Analysis Introduction to Churn and Lifetime Value (LTV) Analysis Churn Review: Churn

This Financial course is trash.

I'll be the first one to tell you how great Treehouse is and how much programming I've learned but what in the heck is this course. It's so awfully taught. I get you had the CFO teach the course and on paper yeah it sounds brilliant but just because he knows how to do it does not automatically make him a good teacher. I can program but that doesn't mean I can teach it worth a darn. If I had a penny for the amount of times the teacher would go in to explain something only to be followed up with "But we won't get into that." or "That's beyond the scope of this course." Then don't bring it up! Don't go on and on about stuff you aren't going to teach! I've tried these formulas up, down, left, right, subtracted, divided, multiplied, added, everything short of inventing an entirely new numerical system and I'm fed up with it! Look it's fantastic that you can account and you already know this stuff but your viewers do not. You can't half explain things because YOU already understand them. Nick Pettit is a perfect example of how to teach. He's clear, concise, and doesn't constantly partially explain things.

1 Answer

Michael Watson
STAFF
Michael Watson
Treehouse Teacher

Hi Alex Davis thank you for sharing your feedback. I understand you have also shared additional details with our support team, thank you for that. My intention with this course was specifically to give an overview of potentially complex concepts, LTV and Churn, in an approachable way to beginners. Because it is an introductory course, I didn't want to dive into the more complex issues that arise when you are discussing finance and accounting. I noted when we came across this type of stuff in the course so that students can be aware of that they exist, and if they chose, explore further in their own time. If you want to email me, I'd be happy to work through any questions or concepts you are getting stuck on. "watson@teamtreehouse.com" Thanks.