I Want to Be an Unpaid Intern, but What the Hell?

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Cassie: There was so much aggression in that other episode. I wanted to tell Mo, like, I don't know if I want this guy to be part of this. She seems fun, but what the hell? Tim: If you want me as a role model, heaven help you. Cassie: The fundamental thing that is the common thread in my career is that what I wanted to do is be useful and I didn't care what it was called. You can give yourself that job title. Nothing actually stops you.

Some would say that, given the breadth and depth of data that is available to businesses these days, a surefire path to business value is to load up a department with smart data scientists, task them with developing a solid machine learning strategy, and then execute that strategy. The people who've said that might take issue with this episode. Cassie Kozyrkov joined the show to discuss decision-making: what it is, how we often frame decisions too narrowly, and the different roles data can play to support the process. And much, much more! For complete show notes, including links to items mentioned in this episode and a transcript of the show, visit the show page.