Stas Sajin·Nov 10, 2025Are we all p-hacking?If you spend enough time around academics, you hear the same story a hundred different ways: p-hacking is real, it’s old, and it’s a…A response icon1A response icon1
Stas Sajin·Dec 30, 2024When should data teams worry about platform costs? 💸I generally find that the way data grows and the way we price its storage and computation follow entirely different trajectories relative…A response icon2A response icon2
Stas Sajin·Nov 25, 2024How should we allocate headcount?There’s a story about an early Amazon meeting where Jeff Bezos pulled out a chair and left it conspicuously empty. “This chair,” he told…
Stas Sajin·Sep 14, 2023Why has Snowflake or Databricks not acquired DBT?Disclaimer: This article is speculative and based on personal opinions. As of the time of writing, there is no indication or news…A response icon9A response icon9
InDev GeniusbyStas Sajin·Sep 12, 2023The downsides of experimentationExperimentation is the tech world’s equivalent of a gym membership. Everyone wants to sign up, but mastering how to run experiments demands…
InBetter ProgrammingbyStas Sajin·Aug 21, 2023High-leverage Activities for Engineering ManagersA response icon3A response icon3
Stas Sajin·Feb 24, 2023A/B Testing: How Misaligned Incentives Can Sabotage Your Experimentation CultureA/B testing, also known as split testing, is a popular method used by companies to improve the performance of their products. It involves…A response icon1A response icon1
Stas Sajin·Jan 13, 2023Practical testing: a guide for software engineersTesting is an essential part of the software development process, but it can be tedious, time-consuming, and might not prevent you from…
Stas Sajin·Nov 24, 2022Why process stifles innovationA few thoughts on how process impacts innovations and what could be done to fix that.A response icon2A response icon2
