16 - Leveraging Data Science To Improve Products — with Florent Blachot, VP of Data Science & Engineering at Fandom
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Data science plays an important role for companies looking to improve their products and deliver better experiences to their users. However, data needs to be leveraged properly to produce concrete outcomes.
On this episode, Florent Blachot, VP of Data Science and Engineering at Fandom joins us to share his expertise on topics including:
- His unique journey into the world of data science.
- The scale of Fandom and what it delivers to users.
- How he defines data science and why forming an exact definition is a challenge.
- The layers and areas of expertise within the field of data science.
- The methods used to collect data and gather insights from it.
- The tools used to support data collection and analysis.
- How he hires data scientists and what it takes to build an effective team.
- How to connect data to business value and KPIs.
- The advantages and challenges of working with large data sets.
On this episode, Florent says, “You have to focus on the “why” behind your data science efforts from start to finish to make a real impact. When data science projects fail, it's typically because the team forgot their “why” along the way.”
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