hitchhiker's guide to the data galaxy
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A HITCHHIKER’S GUIDETO DATA GALAXY
Wei-Chao Chen | Skywatch Inc. | National Taiwan University
DataGalaxy
Practical advises on- how to hitch,- when not to hitch,- how to survive in strange
towns- how to make money go
further
HOW TO HITCH
Ignore your parents (with respect)
Pick something you won’t regret
Bus or rocket?
Nobody knows
HOW TO HITCH
People Idea Money> >
&free foodoffice locationattractive coworker…
HOW TO HITCH
People
Idea
The world is full of bogus peopleGet references; get to know them
Run, if they go easy on you during the interview
Last mover advantageNothing is new
It is all about execution
Evolution Porsche 911 / Google / Facebook / Spotify / Agoda
WHEN NOT TO HITCH
•The Bozo factor
•BF = |Bozo| / |Human|
•Run if you smell high BF
•A’s hire A’s, B’s hire C’s
• I hire someone who I feel comfortable reporting to
HOW TO SURVIVEIN STRANGE TOWNS
•Scenario: A rookie programmer just broke the code; this costs company dearly and our star programmer is pissed off.
•Question: Who’s fault is it?
HOW TO SURVIVE IN STRANGE TOWNS
Bruce Lee movie "Enter the Dragon" from 1973 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH1GFaw09hk
It’s Always Your Business It is your project, it is your team
Respect Nourish new ideas; they are most fragile when born
Respect Nothing is trivial; give people credit and respect
HOW TO MAKE MONEY GO FURTHER
Preikestolen (cc) Anna Bialkowska https://www.flickr.com/photos/annabialkowska/117380607
Don’t Jump I think, therefore I am
Be Positive This is a kite, and also the beginning of the aviation industry
Work Hard Smart people work harder than you do
Devil is in the Details If it looks easy, you have not finished the implementation yet
DataGalaxy
Practical advises on - how to hitch, - when not to hitch, - how to survive in
strange towns - how to make money go
further
