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Karim stresses that technical skills alone are insufficient; understanding the organizational context, stakeholder engagement, and value generation are equally critical. His approach aims to cultivate holistic data professionals capable of influencing organizational change.

Practical Lessons from Industry Cases

Zillow's Price Estimation Failure: Zillow invested heavily in AI to estimate house prices, but its model failed to accommodate market downturns and led to significant inventory issues. This highlights the danger of rushing models into production without adequate domain input, risk assessment, and scenario planning.