Ian BlumenfeldinTowards Data ScienceSometimes You Need to SellOver the past couple of years I’ve gotten multiple variants of the same question from different data leads: “Do you have any advice for…Jan 11, 2019Jan 11, 2019
Ian BlumenfeldinDataDrivenInvestorHow to level up as a Data Scientist (Part 3)In part 1 of this series we covered table stakes- the skills you need to get yourself a seat at the table. In part 2 we started in on how…Nov 12, 20181Nov 12, 20181
Ian BlumenfeldinClover HealthClover’s Platform Goes GlobalBy Ian Blumenfeld, Chief Data Scientist, and Brian Johnson, Senior Engineer at Clover Health Since Clover’s inception, our focus has…Aug 24, 20181Aug 24, 20181
Ian BlumenfeldinTowards Data ScienceHow to Level Up as a Data Scientist (Part 2)In Part 1 of this series I identified three areas I consider foundational skills for Data Scientists: SQL, Random Variables/Conditional…Nov 28, 20171Nov 28, 20171
Ian BlumenfeldinTowards Data ScienceHow to Level Up as a Data Scientist (Part 1)Part 1: Table StakesAug 29, 20174Aug 29, 20174
Ian BlumenfeldLife HappensA little while back I read this article published by Michael Siebel from Y Combinator, “Why Should I Start a Startup?”. His story mostly…Aug 15, 2017Aug 15, 2017
Ian BlumenfeldMethodologies as Vanity MetricsI’ve been trying to reason about some of the things I’ve been observing in the data science world over the last couple of years:May 15, 20173May 15, 20173
Ian BlumenfeldOpen SourceI’m a big believer in open source tools. It wasn’t always this way. I did my undergraduate work using Mathematica or Maple, with a…Mar 23, 2017Mar 23, 2017
Ian BlumenfeldinClover HealthTrust in Data ScienceTrust is a funny thing. One day you’re on top of the world, the next you can do no right. The recent election has obviously shaken trust in…Nov 16, 20161Nov 16, 20161
Ian BlumenfeldLearningI recently finished working with a young man on his Bar Mitzvah lessons. It was a two year effort- for me a small sacrifice of a few hours…Sep 26, 2016Sep 26, 2016