data science

Everything you wanted to know about data science but were afraid to ask

Data Feb 22 2018

Everything you wanted to know about data science but were afraid to ask

Many of us have come to expect that our favorite retailers, personal finance apps, media outlets, and social media platforms will treat us like individuals, predicting our preferences and anticipating our needs. To deliver these personalized experiences – and avoid . . .

Data Science at Instacart means using unorthodox solutions to get an edge

Data Jan 16 2018

Data Science at Instacart means using unorthodox solutions to get an edge

Given a list of destinations, what is the shortest possible route that a traveling salesman can take to reach all of them? Seems simple? This is known to computer scientists as the traveling salesman problem, and it’s NP-hard, which for . . .

Why an Airbnb data scientist does actual scientific experiments

Data Nov 21 2017

Why an Airbnb data scientist does actual scientific experiments

Webster’s Dictionary defines trust as: “Confidence; a reliance or resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship or other sound principle of another person,” or at least that’s what I say it does. There are factors that affect . . .

Data Elixir’s Lon Riesberg on developing a career in data science

Data Jun 13 2017

Data Elixir’s Lon Riesberg on developing a career in data science

From a computer scientist, to wilderness school teacher, to a data expert at NASA, the man behind the Data Elixir newsletter holds invaluable career advice – and not just on what to read.


What’s better than an aha moment? Mixpanel’s machine learning team found out

Product Apr 13 2017

What’s better than an aha moment? Mixpanel’s machine learning team found out

The aha moment is a mythic point in a product’s life when users stop being wary and start becoming addicted. In Facebook’s salad days, the company “figured out” that if they could compel users to make seven friends in 10 . . .

Mixtape: February 17th, 2017

Data Feb 17 2017

Mixtape: February 17th, 2017

In this week's Mixtape, we look at bringing data into the enterprise, killing friction in products, and how your salary stacks up

How Fitbit's data science team scales machine learning

Customer Stories  / Product Jan 31 2017

How Fitbit's data science team scales machine learning

Even data teams as well-resourced as Fitbit have to choose wisely: Innovate everywhere and your customers may never notice. Choose a meaningful place to build every once in awhile and customers will feel the difference in your product.

Build or buy your analytics? There can be an 8x difference

Customer Stories  / Data Jan 12 2017

Build or buy your analytics? There can be an 8x difference

By purchasing a modern data solution like Mixpanel, companies save time and money, and are able to focus their internal resources on what they do best: building a better product. Maintenance is a major cost. If you’re an enterprise company with a mature product, you could be spending $740K on maintenance alone.

Mixpanel Decodes the NFL

Data Oct 20 2016

Mixpanel Decodes the NFL

NFL ratings are fumbling, and Thursday night games are taking the biggest hit. Will 10 years of NFL data confirm what football fans have always known?

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