Zank, Author at BENNETT DATA SCIENCE

AI Business

Mentorship is not Optional

Mentorship is probably the single most important source of outside help I’ve ever received. I spent 10 years at a big consulting company and I worked for a wonderful man, Duane. He was slow. This is all for good reason;…

ZankNovember 5, 2019

AI

Four Ways to Increase Data Science Productivity

Like other roles, data scientists need to have a few fundamental needs: Such as: ownership of, and credit for their work, ongoing education, and access to mentorship. Here are a few ways to achieve these goals: Make it easy to…

ZankOctober 29, 2019

AI

The Power of Efficient A/B Testing

A/B testing is such an important step in product development because it’s directly tied to revenue. Data-driven companies know this. They run thousands of tests concurrently and even have teams that develop in-house systems for monitoring all these tests. It’s…

ZankOctober 15, 2019

Business Hiring

Building a Data Science Team? Here’s Your First Hire

by: Zank, CEO of Bennett Data Science Let’s say you want to start small, from one to four people, as you build out a data science team. This week, I'll talk about how I’ve done just that, many times over,…

ZankOctober 8, 2019

AI Business Food for thought

The Importance of Selling Data Science

by: Zank, CEO of Bennett Data Science Data science is complex stuff. From problem formulation through implementation and deployment, it requires expert knowledge from (hopefully) highly trained professionals. And for data-driven organizations, data science is felt companywide. But with all…

ZankOctober 8, 2019

AI

First Hires When Building a Data Science Team

Let’s say you want to start small, from one to four people, as you build out a data science team. This week, I'll talk about how I’ve done just that, many times over, with great success for big and small…

ZankOctober 2, 2019

AI Business

Resist the Algorithms

by: Zank, CEO of Bennett Data Science I took this photo a couple of weeks ago. As a person who has spent years writing algorithms to help people, the back-window writing struck me as a very powerful and interesting statement.…

ZankOctober 1, 2019

AI

Loss and the Importance of Diversity

Last week, we lost a great data scientist and a friend of mine, Elizabeth (Liz) Boshardy. Liz lived in Chicago and was on the team I managed at Trunk Club for a little over two years. She died last Saturday;…

ZankSeptember 24, 2019

AI

Need More Data? Simulate it

Don’t have enough data for that new A.I. initiative? Simulate some. Let’s take a look at why that can be advantageous and when you might want to simulate big piles of data rather than waiting for all those clicks or visits…

ZankSeptember 17, 2019

AI Business Food for thought

The Trouble with Star Ratings

by: Zank, CEO of Bennett Data Science Star ratings were created to indicate how much we like a product or service. They actually do a rather poor job of it. If a product gets a lot of five-star reviews, it…

ZankSeptember 10, 2019