Jeremy King has worked in technology for nearly three decades—and has spent much of the past 15 years helping companies use experimentation and data to improve decision-making. Now the senior vice president for technology at Pinterest, King spoke with HBR about the benefits of the experimental approach and the kind of culture that’s necessary to support it. Here are edited excerpts of that conversation:
“The Power of These Techniques Is Only Getting Stronger”
A conversation with Pinterest’s Jeremy King
From the Magazine (March–April 2020)
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Summary.
Jeremy King has spent much of the past three decades helping firms such as eBay, Walmart, and his current employer, Pinterest, use experimentation and data to improve decision-making. In this article he shares what he’s learned about the need to balance precision with serendipity, how to promote “data democracy,” and the importance of investing in the right training for employees.
A version of this article appeared in the March–April 2020 issue of Harvard Business Review.
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