The first step is the apprehension of the problem, to successfully go through it, it will sometimes be necessary to look at fields far from data science. You have to be curious and ask yourself the right questions to become familiar with the problem. Then it is stamina that you will have to show. Take the time necessary to prepare the data, find the right team, competent and proactive. You will have to be quick to deliver the best model in the given time and be able to challenge it. The most important thing to win a data science competition can be summed up in two words: Persistence and Patience. Take time in preparing the data, don’t ignore areas outside of data science to better understand the problem. Find a good, competent and proactive team. You will also need to be quick and clever to arrive at the best predictive model in the given time. To acquire these good practices, there is nothing like following our Data technology watch on Linkedin or directly on our Blog! Sometimes the only trick is: think out of the box!