Torsten Walbaum

A quick and dirty answer is often more helpful than a fancy model Torsten Walbaum · Follow Published in Towards Data Science · 11 min read · 22 hours ago — Image by author (adapted from Midjourney) On July 16, 1945, during the first nuclear bomb test conducted at Los Alamos, physicist Enrico Fermi dropped small pieces of paper and observed how far they moved when the blast wave reached him. Based on this, he

How to be more pragmatic as a Data Scientist, and why it matters for your career Torsten Walbaum · Follow Published in Towards Data Science · 10 min read · 12 hours ago — Image by author (generated via Midjourney) You’re good at your job and you pride yourself in knowing the ideal way to do things. And since you want to raise the bar, you hold others to the same standard. This will surely

9 best practices from leading companies like Uber & Meta Torsten Walbaum · Follow Published in Towards Data Science · 11 min read · 19 hours ago — Image by author (created via Midjourney) Metrics are a powerful tool; they help you measure what you care about. Having lofty goals is great, but to know if you’re making progress, incentivize your team and create accountability, you need to be able to express them in numbers.

Advice for data scientists and managers Torsten Walbaum · Follow Published in Towards Data Science · 9 min read · 8 hours ago — Image by Author (generated via Midjourney) Over the last 10 years, I have worked in analytical roles in a number of companies, from a small Fintech startup in Germany to high-growth pre-IPO scale-ups (Rippling) and big tech companies (Uber, Meta). Each company had a unique data culture and each role came