How to call bullshit on AI companies (aka a short lesson on recall)
Now that software ate the world, what’s for dessert? Those in the know know that it’s AI. It seems everyone …
Category Archives: startups
Making AI More Human: How To Give A Sales Pitch As A Technical Talk
I had the pleasure of seeing Gary Marcus give his talk “Making AI More Human” at the NYC Machine Learning …
Intro to data structures for Excel users
In this series of posts, we teach programming concepts necessary for data analysis from the perspective of spreadsheets using pez, …
Free yourself from Excel: How to calculate SaaS MRR in Slack
FastCompany wrote an article about Slack, which cited some subscriber numbers. This got me wondering what their monthly recurring revenue …
Data-driven collaboration just got a whole lot easier
Today’s Holy Grail is the data-driven organization. Like the Grail, nobody knows what it looks like, though many are on …
Video for “Fostering a data-driven culture with interactive data analysis in Slack”
For those who missed my webinar, fear not. The video is now on YouTube. The presentation discusses what a data-driven …
Why Facebook’s news algorithm is doomed to failure
Another day and another update to Facebook’s news algorithm. Facebook claims they use around 100,000 factors to identify the most “relevant” …
Me Meme: An adaptive news digest based on your interests
About a month ago, I quietly released a daily news digest service, called Me Meme. This is an email companion …
What your twitter friends say about you and your interests
This post is first in a series that looks at the inferences you can make using social media data. The …
What digital photography taught me about product development and running a business
The confluence of inexpensive, professional-grade equipment and high capacity storage has radically changed the way I take pictures. Although I …
Cartesian Faith 