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The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Data Scientists
My romance with data science began when someone recommended the book “Moneyball” by Michael Lewis. If you haven’t read it, please do. At the very least, watch the movie. Moneyball is the story about...
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Bitcoin’s Winner’s Curse – What Auction Theory Teaches Us About Bubbles
I encountered bitcoin for the first time when I was researching anonymous web commerce. The exchange rate at the time, almost $10 for a single bitcoin, seemed as an awfully high premium for anonymity....
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How Dwayne Wade Got Screwed By LeBron James and The Future of The US Economy
Up until 2010, Dwyane Wade was the star of the Miami Heat. No, actually, Dwyane Wade was the Miami Heat. In 2006 he led his team to the NBA championship and won the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player...
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Would Steve Jobs Pass Your Interview?
People are the most important resource a tech company has. It is the employees who come up with brilliant new products, develop them efficiently and find customers to use them. The best employees can...
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When Data Models and Rights Collide
My first position as a data scientist, was in the israeli intelligence, in a unit which is the equivalent of the American National Security Agency (NSA). I do not know anything about PRISM, NSA’s...
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Data Science – You’re Doing It Wrong!
A lot of articles have been written about data science being the greatest thing since sliced bread (including this one by me). Data products are the driving force behind new multi-billion dollar...
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The Most Important Interview Question Everyone Gets Wrong
Most interviews at tech companies are very similar. You are greeted, perhaps given a brief intro about the interviewer and the interview quickly becomes technical. The interviewers want to learn as...
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Moneyball – How NFL Teams Make Multimillion Dollar Decisions, Why Are They...
Last week I was invited to give a talk at the Big Data Innovation Summit in Boston. My colleague, Patrick Philips, and I gave a talk about how LinkedIn uses crowdsourcing to improve its machine...
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