This is part of the talk that I gave at Sinica Academia from 2015, and I have reused it in a few occasions. I am sharing it now because I have received a few requests after my recent talk.

1. http://www.skywatch24.com
A HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE
TO DATA GALAXY
Wei-Chao Chen | Skywatch Inc. | NationalTaiwan University

2. Data
Galaxy
Practical advises on
- how to hitch,
- when not to hitch,
- how to survive in strange
towns
- how to make money go
further

3. HOWTO HITCH
Ignore your parents (with respect)
Pick something you won’t regret
Bus or rocket?
Nobody knows

4. HOWTO HITCH
People Idea Money> >
&
free food
office location
attractive coworker
…

5. HOWTO HITCH
People
Idea
The world is full of bogus people
Get references; get to know them
Run, if they go easy on you
during the interview
Last mover advantage
Nothing is new
It is all about execution

6. Evolution
Porsche 911 / Google / Facebook / Spotify / Agoda

7. WHEN NOTTO 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

8. HOWTO SURVIVE
IN STRANGETOWNS
•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?

9. HOWTO SURVIVE
IN STRANGETOWNSBruce Lee movie "Enter the Dragon" from 1973 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH1GFaw09hk

10. It’s Always Your Business
It is your project, it is your team

11. Respect
Nourish new ideas; they are most fragile when born

12. Respect
Nothing is trivial; give people credit and respect

13. HOWTO MAKE
MONEY GO FURTHER
Preikestolen (cc) Anna Bialkowska
https://www.flickr.com/photos/annabialkowska/117380607
Don’t Jump
I think, therefore I am

14. Be Positive
This is a kite, and also the beginning of the aviation industry

15. Work Hard
Smart people work harder than you do

16. Devil is in the Details
If it looks easy, you have not finished the implementation yet

17. Data
Galaxy
Practical advises on
- how to hitch,
- when not to hitch,
- how to survive in
strange towns
- how to make money go
further

18. http://www.skywatch24.com
THANKYOU
Wei-Chao Chen
weichao.chen@skywatch24.com We are hiring!!