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Propensity Modeling: Using Data (and Expertise) to Predict Behavior

ConversionXL

And how does that compare to H1 2018? Edwin Chen, Software Engineer at Google, summarizes the process in more detail: Edwin Chen: First, select which variables to use as features. lead-to-customer conversion rate, retention, etc.). When we look at data and analytics, we’re focused on the past. How did we do last quarter?

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Vote Local, Austin: 18 SXSW panels featuring Austinites that deserve your PanelPicker vote

Austin Startup

Building Your Brand in Texas & Beyond” with Dan Graham @ Notley Ventures Ranked America’s top state for businesses in 2018 by CNBC, Texas’ rapid entrepreneurial growth and business-friendly attitude have made the state an attractive place to start and expand a business nationwide. You don’t need rockstar engineers.

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So you say you want to be a Product Manager …?

Austin Startup

I learned that software engineers?—?or Further, I was able to show the actual monetary impact of what this impact is worth to the company (thinking along the lines of customer spend, customer acquisition and retention costs, etc.). or developers?—?are are just as much artists as they are scientists. Be careful, though!

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Tech Diversity & Inclusion Allies at SXSW

Austin Startup

Women engineers make up only 14% of software engineers; she is dedicated to getting more women into the tech industry. SXSW Panel: Digital Meets Physical: Getting Started With ARKit SXSW 2018 Schedule April Downing CFO WPEngine April Downing is the CFO of WP Engine and a force of nature?—?but