When Stephen Hayward, the co-founder and president of Toronto-based data and analytics solution provider Project X Ltd., applied to the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax incentive program for the first time, he hadn’t anticipated that being the owner of
Presenting to the judges: Kazi Ahmed, Lucas Zamboni, Bree Dorant, Nelson Ning and Edward Kao. Getting snacks: Daniel Ko & Lucie Jeffers Our Team “I liked working as a team and seeing how we help each other. (We also) learnt a lot more about how retail/shopping malls w
Recently, I was asked about the Lambda Architecture and how it applies to an organization. I have written 2 blogs on Lambda, so I thought it might be a good opportunity to organize the blogs and share my findings in one place here. Building a Lambda Architecture Template Before I go i
Recently I was on a data science/investigation project. In short, it’s a complex project, but I used some basic techniques to decompose it, and found some data gold. Here’s what I learned… This is part 2 of a blog series that shares some of the lessons I learned from
Recently I was on a data science/investigation project. In short, it’s a complex project but I used some basic techniques to decompose it, and found some data gold. Here’s what I learned… Be Friends with the Data You need to know your data and be friends with your da
Data visualization is a fantastical combination of data and design work; it takes information and presents a story in a way that is both easy to understand and pleasing to view. Each one is like a fingerprint. It’s unique – tailored to fit the requirements of the project, and it’s bea
Speed and quality are suffering We are in a new era where data is highly available. In addition, we have shiny new tools that help us make use of this data in ways we’ve never been able to before. Data scientists in tech firms and traditional businesses can quickly access, shape
Our first ping pong tournament has come and gone, and it was a fierce competition! Each team fought their best in eliminations, seeking to claim the coveted first place spot and cheering on their fellow teammates to do their best in each round. A fun event to usher in the fall for goo
At Project X, the work we do for our clients is challenging, and we don’t sugar coat it. Our team goes above and beyond for our clients, which often involves unexpected hours spent working to tackle a problem on very short notice. Yet when you hear our employees speak, not only do the