“Companies are getting bitten by hiring a data scientist who isn't real...” — Anthony Goldbloom Quote

“Companies are getting bitten by hiring a data scientist who isn't really a data scientist.”

“If competition for Kaggle's top talent becomes fierce enough among banks, insurance companies, hedge funds - we hope the world's best data scientists will earn more than $50 million per year, just like the world's best hedge fund managers.”

“Our view is that the very best data miners or statisticians can earn as much as the very best golfers or tennis players.”

“I'd like to make it very clear that getting bitten by a venomous snake is dumb, clumsy and nothing to be proud of.”

“If you had told me as a kid that I'd be playing at Old Trafford, which is sold out for England in a home Euros, I would have bitten your hand off.”

“On hindsight, I feel I should have given more time to sports. But I really got bitten by the acting bug.”