2012 A/B Testing Operations 
Andrew Chen
JUNE 25, 2019
As the number of homes on Airbnb scaled from around 100,000 in 2012 to over 6 million today, I led teams tackling everything from supply growth, to guest booking conversion, to marketplace quality. Examples : Tips : Takes very few people to operate, should pay for itself from day 1. Cost : Medium. Stage : Mid/Late. Cost : Small/Medium.
Andrew Chen
JUNE 25, 2019
As the number of homes on Airbnb scaled from around 100,000 in 2012 to over 6 million today, I led teams tackling everything from supply growth, to guest booking conversion, to marketplace quality. Examples : Tips : Takes very few people to operate, should pay for itself from day 1. Cost : Medium. Stage : Mid/Late. Cost : Small/Medium.
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Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
In 2012, HBR dubbed data scientist “the sexiest job of the 21st century ” It is also, arguably, the vaguest. In larger and more sophisticated data operations, more fine-grained roles are necessary. Here are five key areas that contribute to data science operations. Monty Rakusen/Getty Images. Who to hire.
Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 2, 2012
The 2012 election cycle is remarkable for how much information the campaigns have about voters. In this election, the campaign has a very large in-house data team dealing with all kinds of targeting analytics and also the online operations. So we'll do a lot of A/B testing with online ads.
Andrew Chen
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
One of the reasons I’ve been excited about being a professional investor is the ability to apply my skills as an operator. Of course, as an investor you can’t run A/B tests or analyze results directly, but you can form hypotheses, ideate, and apply the same type of thinking. There’s a reason for that.
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