My Journey from Psych Grad to Leading Data Science at Lazada
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Eugene Yan shares his personal journey from a Psychology graduate to VP of Data Science at Lazada, an e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia. He transitioned from an investment analyst role by self-learning through Coursera and EdX, landing a job at IBM, then moving to Lazada after a Kaggle competition talk led to a serendipitous connection. Key projects included building a large-scale product classifier and a product ranking system. He distills three lessons for success in data science: continuous self-learning, delivering measurable value, and effective communication with non-technical stakeholders — the last being the most underrated skill that drove his promotions.
