Empower. Grow. Remove waste! These are my passions. I believe in growth. Growth is a lifeline for businesses, but it is the underlying personal growth of people that enables it. Pointing co-workers and customers to the right direction, encouraging, and learning from mistakes. Take meetings for an example. It’s not ok that they feel like a waste of time, so I’m into making meetings productive by persistently returning focus, and giving constructive feedback.I believe in simplicity. In removing waste from processes, data, and codebases. As a data scientist I’m a perfectionist with a strong sense of priority. Transfer learning is better than starting from scratch. Removing lines is better than writing more. Reviews are a must and shouldn’t pass without unit tests. When technical debt has to be taken, it should be paid back swiftly.And I believe in empowerment over delegation. When working with bright minds, it’s best to show direction with clear goals, facilitate communication, entrust teams with ownership, and rid them of obstacles.Nationality: U.S., FinlandPersonality: INTJ – the architectBooks that inspire me: Lean Startup, Mindset the new psychology to success, Leadership and Self-Deception, How to Win Friends & Influence PeopleKeywords: Team leadership, product management, SaaS, agile, data science, deep learning, python