All ML projects which turned into a disaster in my career have a single common point:

🚨 I didn't understand the business context first, got over-excited about the tech, and jumped into coding too early.

When someone asks you for a model, always ask:

👉 why do you need it?
👉 what is your current solution (e.g. what is the baseline)?
👉 who is going to use the predictions and how?
👉 what is the impact of the model’s downtime or mistakes?
👉 which metrics do we care about?
Once you have your answers, back them up with a solid exploratory data analysis, and, when done, loop in the biz team again.

This is a critical moment as your results will translate into 3 potential outcomes:
💡 “Really? This is weird. Well, in this case, the ML model doesn’t make much sense anymore”. You are off the hook 🔴
💡 “Interesting. I guess we’ll have to change requirements/scope then.” Course-correct before moving forward 🟠
💡 “This is what I expected. Let’s go ahead”.🟢
Might seem silly, but skip the above and you are all set for failure.
Trust me, I learned it the hard way 😱

Also, always remember that the best model is no model.

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अस्य श्री गायत्री ध्यान श्लोक:
(gAyatri dhyAna shlOka)
• This shloka to meditate personified form of वेदमाता गायत्री was given by Bhagwaan Brahma to Sage yAgnavalkya (याज्ञवल्क्य).

• 14th shloka of गायत्री कवचम् which is taken from वशिष्ठ संहिता, goes as follows..


• मुक्ता-विद्रुम-हेम-नील धवलच्छायैर्मुखस्त्रीक्षणै:।
muktA vidruma hEma nIla dhavalachhAyaiH mukhaistrlkShaNaiH.

• युक्तामिन्दुकला-निबद्धमुकुटां तत्वार्थवर्णात्मिकाम्॥
yuktAmindukalA nibaddha makutAm tatvArtha varNAtmikam.

• गायत्रीं वरदाभयाङ्कुश कशां शुभ्रं कपालं गदाम्।
gAyatrIm vardAbhayANkusha kashAm shubhram kapAlam gadAm.

• शंखं चक्रमथारविन्दयुगलं हस्तैर्वहन्ती भजै॥
shankham chakramathArvinda yugalam hastairvahantIm bhajE.

This shloka describes the form of वेदमाता गायत्री.

• It says, "She has five faces which shine with the colours of a Pearl 'मुक्ता', Coral 'विद्रुम', Gold 'हेम्', Sapphire 'नील्', & a Diamond 'धवलम्'.

• These five faces are symbolic of the five primordial elements called पञ्चमहाभूत:' which makes up the entire existence.

• These are the elements of SPACE, FIRE, WIND, EARTH & WATER.

• All these five faces shine with three eyes 'त्रिक्षणै:'.

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