I hired my friend to do my job better (again) Want a tl;dr? Scroll to the bottom. After selling my last company, Represently, it became clear that one of the biggest value adds we provided to the acquirer wasn’t just our technology or dedication to solving similar problems. It was…

Everyone is learning. Some are further ahead in the process. — Nearly 2,000 hours later, and I still don’t consider myself a teacher. Rather, to me, “teaching” is a lively and constant show-and-tell of the unending potential data science unlocks. That’s why I struggle to say goodbye to being a full-time educator. I’ve been fortunate to be a part of the…

How behavioral Google search data and scientific weather forecast data play into the federal government’s snow day decision-making. — As spring arrives in Washington, D.C., we close the chapter on an abnormal winter in the District: For the first time in the last five years, the federal government did not declare a single full day closure due to snow. D.C. had its federal snow day chances. On March 14…

Obama & The Onion — Fake news is nearly an epidemic. Some argue it tipped the election (others disagree), Facebook has dedicated significant attention to minimize its spread, and viral misinformation has swayed financial markets. But fake news hasn’t always been such a villain. Even deliberate fake news contains insightful commentary on current events and…