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Monday Nov 22, 2021
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Starting a Statistics Consultancy | Janet Wittes
The following interview was a keynote fireside chat with Janet Wittes (Statistics Collaborative, Inc.) titled "Statisticians as Entrepreneurs". It was recorded for the BBSW 2021 Conference (Nov 3 - 5 in Foster City, CA).
References:
BBSW 2021 Conference: https://www.bbsw.org/bbsw2021
Topics:
0:00 Janet's background prior to founding Statistics Collaborative, Inc.
3:00 Janet's initial research interest as a consultant
4:10 Why did Janet start her own business as opposed to joining a company or university.
5:45 Who were Janet's first clients?
8:00 What did Janet want to instill in her company?
15:50 Earning enough money to hire people
18:55 Initial ratio of clients to employees
22:42 Janet's company's statistical tech stack
25:00 Different challenges at different stages of the company
27:28 Growing a company but not taking on every possible client or project
28:13 Statisticians as entrepreneurs
37:00 Choosing the right people
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