Are You Ready to Hire Data Scientists?

The text discusses the importance of having a solid foundation in place before hiring data scientists. It introduces the concept of "data hierarchy of needs," which consists of four levels: an enterprise data warehouse, clean and curated data, business intelligence and analytics, and data science. The author emphasizes that businesses should first focus on building a reliable data warehouse and ensuring accurate data integration and cleanup before hiring data scientists to leverage their specialized skills in advanced statistics and modeling.