The article is sorely mistaken: a job posting that says "Kaggle participation will give you an advantage" does not mean Kaggle provides "essential metric[s]." That's just one example of the article overstating Kaggle's case.
Also love the irony of explaining the importance of a data science competition host by citing Tom Friedman, the King Of Generalizing Anecdotes.
Also love the irony of explaining the importance of a data science competition host by citing Tom Friedman, the King Of Generalizing Anecdotes.