Data Driven
Adjective · Hacker Culture
Definitions
Describing decisions or processes that are strongly informed by data, metrics, or analysis rather than intuition alone. In tech culture the phrase is often aspirational, though teams can misuse it to hide weak reasoning behind selective metrics.
In plain English: Guided strongly by data and metrics.
Example: "Calling the roadmap data driven sounded impressive, but the real question was whether the chosen metrics actually reflected user value."