The important purple people outside the data team

When to bring people from around the company into the data team and what to consider before doing it

Anna Filippova from dbt wrote that about how we need more “purple” people — generalists who can navigate both the business context and the modern data stack.

Some of the best hires I’ve made have been purple people elsewhere in the company who’ve wanted to move to a data role. They may work in customer support and have become the go-to …

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