Career
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Data Science Career
Career paths, management transitions, and hiring in data science, from individual contributor to manager and everything in between.
Year's End: Looking Back at 2025
Reflecting on a year of career transitions, building personal software, writing extensively about AI and decision-making.
Joining Scale Venture Partners as Chief Data Scientist
Joining Scale Venture Partners as Chief Data Scientist to build AI infrastructure augmenting investment decisions in venture capital.
Return on Luck: How to Actually Capitalize on Lucky Breaks
Creating opportunities is only half the battle. Here's how to actually capitalize on the lucky breaks that come your way.
What I Wish I Knew About Management When I Was an IC
The unvarnished truth about management from someone who made the leap-the surprises, misconceptions, and reality checks.
Increasing Your Surface Area for Luck
Most 'lucky breaks' happen in optional scenarios. Here's how to put yourself in more situations where good things can find you.
The Career Audit: Skills, Joy, and Market Value Sweet Spot
A practical framework for auditing your skills, understanding what energizes you, and mapping that against market opportunities.
Testing the Waters: Explore Career Paths Without Burning Bridges
A practical guide for ICs to get real exposure to management, product, consulting, and senior technical roles before making career decisions.
From Data Scientist to Manager: Models to Mentorship
A data scientist's guide to trading Jupyter notebooks for team meetings, learning to delegate and build high-performing teams.
Data Science vs. Data Engineering
Understanding the fundamental differences between data science and data engineering through the lens of methodology rather than tools