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Eight reasons to join the Crayon Box
Eight reasons to join the Crayon Box

What do I say when a potential Crayon asks, "What makes your employer different from the rest?" As a Talent Ambassador at Crayon Data, such questions get me super excited. Here are my go-to points: We have a team with 10+ decades of collective industry expertise....

Crayon Spotlight: Women who #BreakTheBias
Crayon Spotlight: Women who #BreakTheBias

In 2022, the International Women’s Day theme asked us to “Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination.”   For many, it is a distant dream. And at Crayon, we’ve realized that neutralizing inherent gender biases is not...

#CrayonYearbook2021: Looking back with gratitude

It's time for the #CrayonYearbook! Thanks to our amazing Crayons, we've seen achievements aplenty in 2021. As the year winds down, we count down our top 10 moments. #10 Around the world with maya.ai Despite several borders still being shut, Crayon managed to go places...

Meet the Crayon Captains!
Meet the Crayon Captains!

"Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality." In our series, #CrayonCaptains, you'll meet the leaders who take our vision and help their teams bring it to life!

The accidental data scientist – Kanimozhi U
The accidental data scientist – Kanimozhi U

I never set out to be a data scientist. After a B Tech in information technology and ME in computer science, I started working on my PhD. My initial idea was to do research on point-of-care diagnostics for osteoporosis. I then switched to breast cancer prognosis and...

The Hippocratic Oath for product managers
The Hippocratic Oath for product managers

On October 27, 2012, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg emailed his then director of product development. He said, "I just can't think of any instances where data has leaked from developer to developer and caused a real issue for us.” If Zuckerberg...

From the Drawing Board: Dinesh Kumar, UI Engineer
From the Drawing Board: Dinesh Kumar, UI Engineer

I believe that if you want to emulate the people around you, you shouldn’t emulate their liberties. Emulate the behavior that earned them those liberties. That’s why ‘Responsibility with Freedom’ is my favorite Crayon Data value.   Perfection through peer review It’s...

With gratitude, as Crayon turns 9
With gratitude, as Crayon turns 9

Crayon Data turns 9 today, and we have plenty to be grateful about. In a note to our Crayons, founder and CEO Suresh V Shankar and co-founder and COO Aarti Ramakrishnan look back with gratitude for the year that was. In many cultures and religions, the number 9 has...