> "The CEO points directly to the failure of their Data Science team as the root cause. Their investors aren’t buying it and I don’t either. Zillow’s Data Scien

> "The CEO points directly to the failure of their Data Science team as the root cause. Their investors aren’t buying it and I don’t either. Zillow’s Data Science team is excellent. The business knew the risks and ignored expert advice. The initial rollout should have been far more limited and cautious. > The Data Science team didn’t go to the lengths necessary to support their models. That was their failing. However, the business is ultimately responsible for betting the farm without demanding a real world track record to support those models." I'm confused. If the "team" was "excellent" (and he says this multiple times), why didn't they do the extra leg work? It feels like he has a dog in this hunt. Did they use him for external consulting or something?