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Pro tip: the real pros don’t use busswords.
If you can say “neural net with RELU or LOGIT nodes”, we can talk. Don’t throw out a buss word and not know how to expand on it. Fcking useless
We also don’t always need custom solutions, unless you’re Netflix or Facebook. Most use cases can be done by existing libraries.
I’ll first ask them if they’d like to hear what I think then I walk them through my thought process.
The framework: utility vs level of effort.
Let’s first talk about the pros and cons of doing/not doing what they are asking for.
Then, let’s talk how to do it and what it takes to do it.
If utility isn’t much but level of effort is low, might be worth doing… because why not? If utility isn’t much and level of effort is high (and we need to hire to get expertise), then it becomes clear they are doing tech for the sake of tech.
As a non-technical person managing technical people, I like to focus on the problems we’re looking to solve and why we’re trying to solve them, then get the fudge out of the way and let the SMEs do their jobs. Although in fairness, I do the same for the non-tech focused roles as well - managers need to provide the inputs on the what and the why and let their teams focus on the how.
One favor back that I ask of my tech SMEs in return: If I’m asking you how you came to a conclusion or why you took a certain path, trust that I’m asking out of genuine curiosity and learning your thought process and way you approach your work. I’m not second-guessing you.
PREACH! 🙌
THIS 👏
THANK YOU!!! I had this same thought earlier today. It’s amazing how technically clueless marketers are allowed to be.
They just don’t care about QA and data integrity. As long as you have any number for their PPT they will run with it. So much for data governance and setting processes and standards.
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