Starting a Statistics Consultancy | Janet Wittes

<p>Starting a Statistics Consultancy | Janet Wittes</p> <p>The following interview was a keynote fireside chat with Janet Wittes (Statistics Collaborative, Inc.) titled "Statisticians as Entrepreneurs". It was recorded for the BBSW 2021 Conference (Nov 3 - 5 in Foster City, CA).</p> <p>References:</p> <p>BBSW 2021 Conference: <a href='https://www.bbsw.org/bbsw2021'>https://www.bbsw.org/bbsw2021</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Topics:</p> <p>0:00 Janet's background prior to founding Statistics Collaborative, Inc. 3:00 Janet's initial research interest as a consultant 4:10 Why did Janet start her own business as opposed to joining a company or university.  5:45 Who were Janet's first clients? 8:00 What did Janet want to instill in her company? 15:50 Earning enough money to hire people 18:55 Initial ratio of clients to employees 22:42 Janet's company's statistical tech stack 25:00 Different challenges at different stages of the company 27:28 Growing a company but not taking on every possible client or project 28:13 Statisticians as entrepreneurs 37:00 Choosing the right people</p>