Show Notes:

• (2:00) Ewan recalled his undergraduate days at the University of Edinburgh studying Physics.


• (2:43) Ewan talked about his first job out of school as a Seismic Acquisition Specialist at ION Geophysical.


• (5:28) Ewan briefly skimmed through his next job as a Senior Research Executive in Marketing Science at BBC.


• (7:40) Ewan gave some key insights on the intersection between marketing and data.


• (10:15) Ewan introduced Skyscanner and the interesting data problem that he is helping to solve.


• (12:39) Ewan went over a couple of major data science use cases at Skyscanner.


• (18:05) Ewan discussed how Skyscanner builds its travel recommendation system.


• (23:40) Ewan emphasized the importance of doing A/B testing experiments at Skyscanner.


• (27:58) Ewan talked about the differences in doing experimentation on both Skyscanner's web app and the mobile app.


• (29:31) Ewan gave a long answer on how a data scientist can effectively communicate the results to others in an organization.


• (33:07) Ewan gave his two cents on possible ways a data science team can be situated in a company.


• (36:40) Ewan shared the 3 most important software engineering skills that a data scientist can develop.


• (38:25) Ewan stressed the importance of learning SQL.


• (40:25) Ewan mentioned the important signals to look for in a data-centric company.


• (43:01) Ewan shared more information about the data science and tech ecosystem in Scotland.


• (45:40) Ewan gave advice for aspiring data scientists who want to succeed during a data science interview.


• (49:45) Ewan gave advice for business executives who want to bring data talents into their organizations.


• (51:00) Closing segments.

His Contact Info:

• Website


• Twitter


• LinkedIn

His recommended resources:

• Airbnb Data Science


• Stitch Fix Data Science


• Ben Goldacre’s Bad Science

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