May 2011
5 posts
RT @NeilRaden: Here is a really overview of various decision theories and decision making approaches http://t.co/tOgE8Rj
The Seven Secrets of Successful Data Scientists →
These may all sound like common sense, but I always appreciate a good list to bring things back to reality and put my ‘creativity’ in check. Sometimes is pays to stick to the tried and true. Picking the right tool for the job is a great choice for #1 and something I am struggling with on a job right now.
Don’t Bet Big. Little Bets Are The Ones That Turn... →
The truth is, most entrepreneurs launch their companies without an brilliant idea and proceed to discover one, or if they do start with what they think is a superb idea, they quickly discover that it’s flawed and then rapidly adapt.
Data Science is catching on →
A great overview of the data scientist role, something I aspire to be. There are some great links and talking points in the comments that follow the article as well. For those of us that don’t aspire to fit in the traditional silos and may be having a tough time understanding and selling the data scientist skill set, this is pretty inspirational.
Rise of the Data Scientist →
Some follow up thoughts from Mike Loukides, a really thoughtful and long read that has some great technical examples of a data scientist as well as some of the more intangible qualitative aspects of the role.