DataTalks.Club
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DataTalks.ClubFeb 04, 2022
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Data Strategy: Key Principles and Best Practices - Boyan Angelov
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May 26, 202355:49
Practical Data Privacy - Katharine Jarmul
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Katharine's background Katharine's ML privacy startup GDPR, CCPA, and the “opt-in as the default” approach What is data privacy? Finding Katharine's book – Practical Data Privacy The various definitions of data privacy and “user profiles” Privacy engineering and privacy-enhancing technologies Why data privacy is important What is differential privacy? The importance of keeping privacy in mind when designing systems Data privacy on the example of ChatGPT Katharine's resource suggestions for learning about data privacyLinks:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katharinejarmul/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kjamFree data engineering course: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/data-engineering-zoomcamp Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html Our events: https://datatalks.club/events.html
May 19, 202357:44
Building Scalable and Reliable Machine Learning Systems - Arseny Kravchenko
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Arseny's background Working on machine learning in startups What is Machine Learning System Design? Constraints and requirements Known unknowns vs unknown unknowns (Design stage) Writing a design document Technical problems vs product-oriented problems The solution part of the Design Document What motivated Arseny to write a book on ML System Design Examples of a Design Document in the book The types of readers for ML System Design Working with the co-author Reacting to constraints and feedback when writing a book Arseny's favorite chapter of the book Other resources where you can learn about ML System Design Twitter GiveawayLinks:
Book: https://www.manning.com/books/machine-learning-system-design?utm_source=AGMLBookcamp&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=book_babushkin_machine_4_25_23&utm_content=twitter Discount: poddatatalks21 (35% off)Free data engineering course: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/data-engineering-zoomcamp
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May 12, 202350:59
Building an Open-Source NLP Tool - Johannes Hötter
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Johannes’s background Johannes’s Open Source Spotlight demos – Refinery and Bricks The difficulties of working with natural language processing (NLP) Incorporating ChatGPT into a process as a heuristic What is Bricks? The process of starting a startup – Kern Making the decision to go with open source Pros and cons of launching as open source Kern’s business model Working with enterprises Johannes as a salesperson The team at Kern Johannes’s role at Kern How Johannes and Henrik separate responsibilities at Kern Working with very niche use cases The short story of how Kern got its funding Johannes’s resource recommendationLinks:
Refinery's GitHub repo: https://github.com/code-kern-ai/refinery Bricks' Github repo: https://github.com/code-kern-ai/bricks Bricks Open Source Spotlight demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3rXzoLQy2U Refinery Open Source Spotlight demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlMhN2f7YDg Discord: https://discord.com/invite/qf4rGCEphW Ker's Website: https://www.kern.aiFree data engineering course: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/data-engineering-zoomcamp
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Apr 21, 202356:27
Navigating Industrial Data Challenges - Rosona Eldred
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Rosona’s background How mathematics knowledge helps in industry What is industrial data? Setting up an industrial process using blue paint Internet companies’ data vs industrial data Explaining industrial processes using packing peanuts Why productive industry needs data Measuring product qualities How data specialists use industrial data Defining and measuring sustainability Using data in reactionary measures to changing regulations Types of industrial data Solving problems and optimizing with industrial data Industrial solvers Tiny data vs Big data in productive industry The advantages of coming from academia into productive industry Materials and resources for industrial data Women in industry Why Rosona decided to shift to industrial dataLinks:
Kaggle dataset: https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/paresh2047/uci-semcom
Apr 14, 202353:22
Mastering Self-Learning in Machine Learning - Aaisha Muhammad
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Aaisha’s background How homeschooling affects self-study Deciding on what to learn about Establishing whether a resource is good How Aaisha focuses on learning Deciding on what kind of project to build Find research materials Aaisha’s experience with the Data Talks Club ML Zoomcamp ML Zoomcamp projects Aaisha’s interest in bioinformatics Keeping motivated with deadlines Notes and time-tracking tools Drawbacks to self-studying Aaisha’s interest in machine learning Aaisha’s least favorable part of ML Zoomcamp Helping people as a way to learn Using ChatGPT as a “study group” Is it possible to use self-studying to learn high-level topics Switching topics to avoid burnout Aaisha’s resource recommendationsLinks:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaisha-muhammad/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZealousMushroom Github: https://github.com/AaishaMuhammad Website: http://www.aaishamuhammad.co.za/Free data engineering course: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/data-engineering-zoomcamp
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Apr 07, 202351:02
The Secret Sauce of Data Science Management - Shir Meir Lador
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Shir’s background Debrief culture The responsibilities of a group manager Defining the success of a DS manager The three pillars of data science management Managing up Managing down Managing across Managing data science teams vs business teams Scrum teams, brainstorming, and sprints The most important skills and strategies for DS and ML managers Making sure proof of concepts get into productionLinks:
The secret sauce of data science management: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbBfVHIh-38 Lessons learned leading AI teams: https://blogs.intuit.com/2020/06/23/lessons-learned-leading-ai-teams/ How to avoid conflicts and delays in the AI development process (Part I): https://blogs.intuit.com/2020/12/08/how-to-avoid-conflicts-and-delays-in-the-ai-development-process-part-i/ How to avoid conflicts and delays in the AI development process (Part II): https://blogs.intuit.com/2021/01/06/how-to-avoid-conflicts-and-delays-in-the-ai-development-process-part-ii/ Leading AI teams deck: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_CnqjugtsEbkIyOUKFHe48BeRttX0uJG Leading AI teams video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=tbBfVHIh-38Free data engineering course: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/data-engineering-zoomcamp
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Mar 31, 202348:43
SE4ML - Software Engineering for Machine Learning - Nadia Nahar
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Nadia’s background Academic research in software engineering Design patterns Software engineering for ML systems Problems that people in industry have with software engineering and ML Communication issues and setting requirements Artifact research in open source products Product vs model Nadia’s open source product dataset Failure points in machine learning projects Finding solutions to issues using Nadia’s dataset and experience The problem of siloing data scientists and other structure issues The importance of documentation and checklists Responsible AI How data scientists and software engineers can work in an Agile wayLinks:
Model Card: https://arxiv.org/abs/1810.03993 Datasheets: https://arxiv.org/abs/1803.09010 Factsheets: https://arxiv.org/abs/1808.07261 Research Paper: https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~ckaestne/pdf/icse22_seai.pdf Arxiv version: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2110.Free data engineering course: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/data-engineering-zoomcamp
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Mar 24, 202353:40
Starting a Consultancy in the Data Space - Aleksander Kruszelnicki
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Aleksander’s background The difficulty of selling data stack as a service How Aleksander got into consulting The Mom Test – extracting feedback from people User interviews Why Aleksander’s data stack as a service startup was not viable How Aleksander decided to switch to consulting Finding clients to consult Figuring out how to position your services Geographical limitations Figuring out your target audience The importance of networking and marketing Pricing your services The pitfalls of daily and hourly pricing and how to balance incentives Is Germany a good place to found a company? Aleksander’s book recommendationsLinks:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alkrusz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/alkrusz Website: www.leukos.ioFree data engineering course: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/data-engineering-zoomcamp
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Mar 17, 202352:28
Biohacking for Data Scientists and ML Engineers - Ruslan Shchuchkin
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Ruslan’s background Fighting procrastination and perfectionism What is biohacking? The role of dopamine and other hormones in daily life How meditation can help The influence light has on our bodies Behavioral biohacking Daylight lamps and using light to wake up Sleep cycles How nutrition affects productivity Measuring productivity Examples of unsuccessful biohacking attempts Stoicism, voluntary discomfort, and self-challenges Biohacking risks and ways to prevent them Coffee and tea biohacking Using self-reflection and tracking to measure results Mindset shifting Stoicism book recommendation Work/life balance Ruslan’s biohacking resource recommendationLinks:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruslanshchuchkin/ree data engineering course: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/data-engineering-zoomcamp
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Mar 10, 202352:58
Analytics for a Better World - Parvathy Krishnan
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Parvathy’s background Brainstorming sessions with nonprofits to establish data maturity Example of an Analytics for a Better World project The overall data maturity situation of nonprofits vs private sector Solving the skill gap Publicly available content The Analytics for a Better World Academy The Academy’s target audience How researchers can work with Analytics for a Better World Improving data maturity in nonprofit organizations People, processes, and technology Typical tools that Analytics for a Better World recommends to nonprofits Profiles in nonprofits Does Analytics for a Better World has a need for data engineers? The Analytics for a Better World team Factors that help organizations become more data-driven Parvathy’s resource recommendationsLinks:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/parvathykrishnank/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ABWInstitute Github: https://github.com/Analytics-for-a-Better-World Website: https://analyticsbetterworld.org/Free data engineering course: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/data-engineering-zoomcamp
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Mar 03, 202354:35
Accelerating the Adoption of AI through Diversity - Dânia Meira
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Dania’s background Founding the AI Guild Datalift Summit Coming up with meetup topics Diversity in Berlin Other types of diversity besides gender The pitfalls of lacking diversity Creating an environment where people can safely share their experiences How the AI Guild helps organizations become more diverse How the AI guild finds women in the fields of AI and data science Advice for people in underrepresented groups Organizing a welcoming environment and creating a code of conduct AI Guild’s consulting work and community AI Guild team Dania’s resource recommendations Upcoming Datalift SummitLinks:
Call for Speakers for the #datalift summit (Berlin, 14 to 16 June 2023): https://eu1.hubs.ly/H02RXvX0 Coded Bias documentary on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/de/title/81328723#:~:text=This%20documentary%20investigates%20the%20bias,flaws%20in%20facial%20recognition%20technology. Book Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O'Neil: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weapons_of_Math_Destruction Book Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lean_InFree data engineering course: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/data-engineering-zoomcamp
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Feb 24, 202357:01
Staff AI Engineer - Tatiana Gabruseva
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Tatiana’s background Going from academia to healthcare to the tech industry What staff engineers do Transferring skills from academia to industry and learning new ones The importance of having mentors Skipping junior and mid-level straight into the staff role Convincing employers that you can take on a lead role Seeing failure as a learning opportunity Preparing for coding interviews Preparing for behavioral and system design interviews The importance of having a network and doing mock interviews How much do staff engineers work with building pipelines, data science, ETC, MPOps, etc.? Context switching Advice for those going from academia to industry The most exciting thing about working as an AI staff engineer Tatiana’s book recommendationsLinks:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatigabru/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tatigabru Github: https://github.com/tatigabru Website: http://tatigabru.com/Free data engineering course: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/data-engineering-zoomcamp
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Feb 17, 202355:24
The Journey of a Data Generalist: From Bioinformatics to Freelancing - Jekaterina Kokatjuhha
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Jekaterina’s background How Jekaterina started freelancing Jekaterina’s initial ways of getting freelancing clients How being a generalist helped Jekaterina’s career Connecting business and data How Jekaterina’s LinkedIn posts helped her get clients Jekaterina’s work in fundraising Cohorts and KPIs Improving communication between the data and business teams Motivating every link in the company’s chain The cons of freelancing Balancing projects and networking The importance of enjoying what you do Growing the client base In the office work vs working remotely Jekaterina’s advice who people who feel stuck Jekaterina’s resource recommendationsLinks:
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Feb 11, 202352:18
Navigating Career Changes in Machine Learning - Chris Szafranek
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Chris’s background Switching careers multiple times Freedom at companies Chris’s role as an internal consultant Chris’s sabbatical ChatGPT How being a generalist helped Chris in his career The cons of being a generalist and the importance of T-shaped expertise The importance of learning things you’re interested in Tips to enjoy learning new things Recruiting generalists The job market for generalists vs for specialists Narrowing down your interests Chris’s book recommendationsLinks:
Lex Fridman: science, philosophy, media, AI (especially earlier episodes): https://www.youtube.com/lexfridman Andrej Karpathy, former Senior Director of AI at Tesla, who's now focused on teaching and sharing his knowledge: https://www.youtube.com/@AndrejKarpathy Beautifully done videos on engineering of things in the real world: https://www.youtube.com/@RealEngineering Chris' website: https://szafranek.net/ Zalando Tech Radar: https://opensource.zalando.com/tech-radar/ Modal Labs, new way of deploying code to the cloud, also useful for testing ML code on GPUs: https://modal.com Excellent Twitter account to follow to learn more about prompt engineering for ChatGPT: https://twitter.com/goodside Image prompts for Midjourney: https://twitter.com/GuyP Machine Learning Workflows in Production - Krzysztof Szafanek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO4Gqd95j6k From Data Science to DataOps: https://datatalks.club/podcast/s11e03-from-data-science-to-dataops.htmlFree data engineering course: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/data-engineering-zoomcamp
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Feb 03, 202355:36
Preparing for a Data Science Interview - Luke Whipps
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Luke’s background Luke’s podcast - AI Game Changers How Luke helps people get jobs What’s changed in the recruitment market over the last 6 months Getting ready for the interview process Stage “zero” – the filter between the candidate and the company Preparing for the introduction stage – research and communication Reviewing the fundamentals during preparation Preparing for the technical part of the interview Establishing the hiring company’s expectations Depth vs breadth Overly theoretical and mathematical questions in interviews Bombing (failing) in the middle of an interview Applying to different roles within the same company Luke’s resource recommendationsLinks:
Luke's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukewhipps/Free data engineering course: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/data-engineering-zoomcamp
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Jan 27, 202354:17
Indie Hacking - Pauline Clavelloux
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Pauline’s background Pauline’s work as a manager at IBM What is indie hacking? Pauline initial indie hacking projects Getting ready for launch Responsibilities and challenges in indie hacking Pauline’s latest indie hacking project Going live and marketing Challenges with Unreal Me Staying motivated with indie hacking projects Skills Pauline picked up while doing indie hacking projects Balancing a day job and indie hacking Micro SaaS and AboutStartup.io How Pauline comes up with ideas for projects Going from an idea on paper to building a project Pauline’s Twitter success Connecting with Pauline online Pauline’s indie hacking inspiration Pauline’s resource recommendationLinks:
Website: https://wintopy.io/ Pauline's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Pauline_Cx Pauline's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulineclavelloux/ Blog about Indiehacking: https://aboutstartup.ioFree data engineering course: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/data-engineering-zoomcamp
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Jan 20, 202351:03
Doing Software Engineering in Academia - Johanna Bayer
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Johanna’s background Open science course and reproducible papers Research software engineering Convincing a professor to work on software instead of papers The importance of reproducible analysis Why academia is behind on software engineering The problems with open science publishing in academia The importance of standard coding practices How Johanna got into research software engineering Effective ways of learning software engineering skills Providing data and analysis for your project Johanna’s initial experience with software engineering in a project Working with sensitive data and the nuances of publishing it How often Johanna does hackathons, open source, and freelancing Social media as a source of repos and Johanna’s favorite communities Contributing to Git repos Publishing in the open in academia vs industry Johanna’s book and resource recommendations ConclusionLinks:
The Society of Research Software Engineering, plus regional chapters: https://society-rse.org/ The RSE Association of Australia and New Zealand: https://rse-aunz.github.io/ Research Software Engineers (RSEs) The people behind research software: https://de-rse.org/en/index.html The software sustainability institute: https://www.software.ac.uk/ The Carpentries (beginner git and programming courses): https://carpentries.org/ The Turing Way Book of Reproducible Research: https://the-turing-way.netlify.app/welcomeFree data engineering course: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/data-engineering-zoomcamp
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Jan 13, 202349:49
Data-Centric AI - Marysia Winkels
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Marysia’s background What data-centric AI is Data-centric Kaggle competitions The mindset shift to data-centric AI Data-centric does not mean you should not iterate on models How to implement the data-centric approach Focusing on the data vs focusing on the model Resources to help implement the data-centric approach Data-centric AI vs standard data cleaning Making sure your data is representative Knowing when your data is good enough The importance of user feedback “Shadow Mode” deployment What to do if you have a lot of bad data or incomplete data Marysia’s role at PyData How Marysia joined PyData The difference between PyData and PyCon Finding Marysia onlineLinks:
Embetter & Bulk Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L---nvDw9KUFree data engineering course: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/data-engineering-zoomcamp
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Jan 06, 202353:08
Business Skills for Data Professionals - Loris Marini
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Loris’ background Transitioning from physics to data Aligning people on concepts Lead indicators and stickiness Context, semantics, and meaning Communication and being memorable Making data digestible for business and building trust The importance of understanding the language of business Stakeholder mapping Attending business meetings as a data professional Organizing your stakeholder map Prioritizing How to support the business strategy Learning to speak online Resource recommendations from Loris
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Dec 16, 202254:13
From Software Engineer to Data Science Manager - Sadat Anwar
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Sadat’s background Sadat’s backend engineering experience Sadat’s pivot point as a backend engineer Sadat’s exposure to ML and Data Science Sadat’s Act Before you Think approach (with safety nets) Sadat’s street cred and transition into management The hiring process as an internal candidate The importance of people management skills The Brag List The most difficult part of transitioning to management Focusing on projects and setting milestones Sadat’s transition from EM to data science management How much domain knowledge is needed for management? The main difference between engineering and management How being an EM helped Sadat transition no DS management 53:32 Transitioning to DS management from other roles How to feel accomplished as a manager Sadat’s book recommendations Sadat’s meetupsLinks:
Sadat's Meetup page: https://www.meetup.com/berlin-search-technology-meetup/ Meetup event "Bias in AI: how to measure it and how to fix it event": https://www.meetup.com/data-driven-ai-berlin-meetup/events/289927565/
ML Zoomcamp: https://github.com/alexeygrigorev/mlbookcamp-code/tree/master/course-zoomcamp
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Dec 09, 202252:52
Teaching and Mentoring in Data Analytics - Irina Brudaru
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Irina’s background Irina as a mentor Designing curriculum and program management at AI Guild Other things Irina taught at AI Guild Why Irina likes teaching Students’ reluctance to learn cloud Irina as a manager Cohort analysis in a nutshell How Irina started teaching formally Irina’s diversity project in the works How DataTalks.Club can attract more female students to the Zoomcamps How to get technical feedback at work Antipatterns and overrated/overhyped topics in data analytics Advice for young women who want to get into data science/engineering Finding Irina online Fundamentals for data analysts Suggestions for DataTalks.club collaborations ConclusionsLinks:
LinkedIn Account: https://www.linkedin.com/in/irinabrudaru/ML Zoomcamp: https://github.com/alexeygrigorev/mlbookcamp-code/tree/master/course-zoomcamp
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Dec 02, 202253:46
Technical Writing and Data Journalism - Angelica Lo Duca
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Angelica’s background Angelica’s books Data journalism How Angelica got into data journalism The field of digital humanities and Angelica’s data journalism course Technical articles vs data journalism articles Transforming reports into data storytelling Are reports to stakeholders considered technical writing? Data visualization in articles Article length The process of writing an article Finding writing topics How Angelica got into writing a book (communication with publishers) The process for writing a book Brainstorming Reviews and revisions ConclusionLinks:
Data Journalism examples (FENCED OUT): https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/world/border-barriers/europe-refugee-crisis-border-control/??noredirect=on Data Journalism examples (La tierra esclava): https://latierraesclava.eldiario.es/ Small medium publication aiming at being Stack Overflow of Medium: https://medium.com/syntaxerrorpub Example of a self-published book on Data Visualization: https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Data-Visualization-Storytelling-Scientist-ebook/dp/B07VYCR3Z6/ref=sr_1_4?crid=4JRJ48O7K8TK&keywords=joses+berengueres&qid=1668270728&sprefix=joses+beremguere%2Caps%2C273&sr=8-4 My novels (in Italian) La bambina e il Clown: https://www.amazon.it/Bambina-Clown-Angelica-Lo-Duca/dp/1500984515/ref=sr_1_9?__mk_it_IT=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=2KGK9GMN0FAHI&keywords=la+bambina+e+il+clown&qid=1668270769&sprefix=la+bambina+e+il+clown%2Caps%2C88&sr=8-9 My novels (in Italian) Il Violinista: https://www.amazon.it/Violinista-1-Angelica-Lo-Duca/dp/1501009672/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_it_IT=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=12KTF9EF5UKIG&keywords=il+violinista+lo+duca&qid=1668270791&sprefix=il+violinista+lo+duca%2Caps%2C81&sr=8-1 Course on Data Journalism: https://www.coursera.org/learn/visualization-for-data-journalismML Zoomcamp: https://github.com/alexeygrigorev/mlbookcamp-code/tree/master/course-zoomcamp
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Nov 25, 202250:59
From Digital Marketing to Analytics Engineering - Nikola Maksimovic
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Nikola’s background Making the first steps towards a transition to BI and Analytics Engineering Learning the skills necessary to transition to Analytics Engineering The in-between period – from Marketing to Analytics Engineering Nikola’s current responsibilities Understanding what a Data Model is Tools needed to work as an Analytics Engineer The Analytics Engineering role over time The importance of DBT for Analytics Engineers Where can one learn about data modeling theory? Going from Ancient Greek and Latin to understanding Data (Just-In-Time Learning) The importance of having domain knowledge to analytics engineering Suggestion for those wishing to transition into analytics engineering The importance of having a mentor when transitioning Finding a mentor Helpful newsletters and blogs Finding Nikola onlineLinks:
Nikola's LinkedIn account: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikola-maksimovic-40188183/ML Zoomcamp: https://github.com/alexeygrigorev/mlbookcamp-code/tree/master/course-zoomcamp
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Nov 18, 202246:51
Product Owners in Data Science - Anna Hannemann
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About Anna and METRO Anna’s background The importance of a technical background for data product owners What are product owners? Product owners vs product managers Anna’s work on recommender systems at METRO Expanding the data team Types of algorithms used for recommender systems What kind of knowledge and skills data product owners need to have Problems and ideas should come from the business How Anna handles all her responsibilities The process for starting work on new domains Product portfolio management ProductTank and Anna’s role in it Anna’s resource recommendationsLinks:
Data Science for Business Book: https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Foster-Provost/dp/1449361323/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=data+science+for+business&qid=1666404807&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjg3IiwicXNhIjoiMS41MiIsInFzcCI6IjEuNDYifQ%3D%3D&sr=8-1 Article on Data Science Products: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/way-create-data-science-products-lessons-learnt-anna-hannemann-phd/ML Zoomcamp: https://github.com/alexeygrigorev/mlbookcamp-code/tree/master/course-zoomcamp
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Nov 11, 202254:03
Building Data Science Practice - Andrey Shtylenko
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Audience Poll Andrey’s background What data science practice is Best DS practice in a traditional company vs IT-centric companies Getting started with building data science practice (finding out who you report to) Who the initiative comes from Finding out what kind of problems you will be solving (Centralized approach) Moving to a semi-decentralized approach Resources to learn about data science practice Pivoting from the role of a software engineer to data scientist The most impactful realization from data science practice Advice for individual growth Finding Andrey onlineLinks:
Data Teams book: https://www.amazon.com/Data-Teams-Management-Successful-Data-Focused/dp/1484262271/ML Zoomcamp: https://github.com/alexeygrigorev/mlbookcamp-code/tree/master/course-zoomcamp
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Nov 04, 202249:49
Large-Scale Entity Resolution - Sonal Goyal
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Open-Source Spotlight demo "Zingg":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOabyZxN9b0 Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs book: https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Selection-Inside-Apples-Process/dp/1250194466ML Zoomcamp: https://github.com/alexeygrigorev/mlbookcamp-code/tree/master/course-zoomcamp
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Oct 28, 202253:28
From Data Science to DataOps - Tomasz Hinc
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Tomasz’s background What Tomasz did before DataOps (Data Science) Why Tomasz made the transition from Data science to DataOps What is DataOps? How is DataOps related to infrastructure? How Tomasz learned the skills necessary to become DataOps Becoming comfortable with terminal The overlap between DataOps and Data Engineering Suitable/useful skills for DataOps Minimal operational skills for DataOps Similarities between DataOps and Data Science Managers Tomasz’s interesting projects Confidence in results and avoiding going too deep with edge cases ConclusionLinks:
Terminal setup video, 19 minutes long: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2PSsnqgBiw Command line videos, one and a half hour to become somewhat comfy with the terminal: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIhvC56v63IKioClkSNDjW7iz-6TFvLwS Course from MIT talking about just that (command line, git, storing secrets): https://missing.csail.mit.edu/ML Zoomcamp: https://github.com/alexeygrigorev/mlbookcamp-code/tree/master/course-zoomcamp
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Oct 21, 202251:09
Data Science Career Development - Katie Bauer
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Katie’s background What is a data scientist? What is a data science manager? Quality of the craft How data leaders promote career growth Supporting senior data professionals Choosing the IC route vs the management route Managing junior data professionals Talking to senior stakeholders and PMs as a junior The importance of hiring juniors What skills do data scientist managers need to get hired? How juniors that are just starting out can set themselves apart from the competition Asking senior colleagues for help and the rubber duck channel The challenges of the head of data ConclusionLinks:
Jobs at Gloss Genius: https://boards.greenhouse.io/glossgeniusML Zoomcamp: https://github.com/alexeygrigorev/mlbookcamp-code/tree/master/course-zoomcamp
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Oct 14, 202253:37
From Testing Phones to Managing NLP Projects - Alvaro Navas Peire
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Alvaro’s background Working as a QA (Quality Assurance) engineer Transitioning from QA to Machine Learning Gathering knowledge about ML field Searching for an ML job (improving soft skills and CV) Data science interview skills Zoomcamp projects Zoomcamp project deployment How to not undersell yourself during interviews Alvaro’s experience with interviews during his transition Alvaro’s Zoomcamp notes Alvaro’s coach The importance of mathematical knowledge to a transition into ML Preparing for technical interviews Alvaro’s typical workday Alvaro’s team’s tech stack The importance of a technical background to transitioning into MLLinks:
Alvaro's CV: https://www.dropbox.com/s/89hkt3ug0toqa2n/CV%20nou%20-%20angl%C3%A8s.pdf?dl=0 Github profile: https://github.com/ziritrion LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alvaronavas/ML Zoomcamp: https://github.com/alexeygrigorev/mlbookcamp-code/tree/master/course-zoomcampJoin
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Oct 07, 202248:37
Responsible and Explainable AI - Supreet Kaur
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Supreet’s background Responsible AI Example of explainable AI Responsible AI vs explainable AI Explainable AI tools and frameworks (glass box approach) Checking for bias in data and handling personal data Understanding whether your company needs certain type of data Data quality checks and automation Responsibility vs profitability The human touch in AI The trade-off between model complexity and explainability Is completely automated AI out of the question? Detecting model drift and overfitting How Supreet became interested in explainable AI Trustworthy AI Reliability vs fairness Bias indicators The future of explainable AI About DataBuzz The diversity of data science roles Ethics in data science ConclusionLinks:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/supreet-kaur1995/ Databuzz page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/databuzz-club/ Medium Blog Page: https://medium.com/@supreetkaur_66831ML Zoomcamp: https://github.com/alexeygrigorev/mlbookcamp-code/tree/master/course-zoomcamp
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Sep 30, 202253:01
Building Data Science Practice - Andrey Shtylenko
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Audience Poll Andrey’s background What data science practice is Best DS practice in a traditional company vs IT-centric companies Getting started with building data science practice (finding out who you report to) Who the initiative comes from Finding out what kind of problems you will be solving (Centralized approach) Moving to a semi-decentralized approach Resources to learn about data science practice Pivoting from the role of a software engineer to data scientist The most impactful realization from data science practice Advice for individual growth Finding Andrey onlineLinks:
Data Teams book: https://www.amazon.com/Data-Teams-Management-Successful-Data-Focused/dp/1484262271/ML Zoomcamp: https://github.com/alexeygrigorev/mlbookcamp-code/tree/master/course-zoomcamp
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Sep 30, 202249:49
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Sep 23, 202200:18
Leading Data Research - David Bader
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David’s background A day in the life of a professor David’s current projects Starting a school The different types of professors David’s recent papers Similarities and differences between research labs and startups Finding (or creating) good datasets David’s lab Balancing research and teaching as a professor David’s most rewarding research project David’s most underrated research project David’s virtual data science seminars on YouTube Teaching at universities without doing research Staying up-to-date in research David’s favorite conferences Selecting topics for research Convincing students to stay in academia and competing with industry Finding David onlineLinks:
David A. Bader: https://davidbader.net/ NJIT Institute for Data Science: https://datascience.njit.edu/ Arkouda: https://github.com/Bears-R-Us/arkouda NJIT Data Science YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/NJITInstituteforDataScienceML Zoomcamp: https://github.com/alexeygrigorev/mlbookcamp-code/tree/master/course-zoomcamp
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Sep 16, 202258:42
Dataset Creation and Curation - Christiaan Swart
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Christiaan’s background Usual ways of collecting and curating data Getting the buy-in from experts and executives Starting an annotation booklet Pre-labeling Dataset collection Human level baseline and feedback Using the annotation booklet to boost annotation productivity Putting yourself in the shoes of annotators (and measuring performance) Active learning Distance supervision Weak labeling Dataset collection in career positioning and project portfolios IPython widgets GDPR compliance and non-English NLP Finding Christiaan online
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Sep 09, 202256:19
Data Mesh 101 - Zhamak Dehghani
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Zhamak’s background What is Data Mesh? Domain ownership Determining what to optimize for with Data Mesh Decentralization Data as a product Self-serve data platforms Data governance Understanding Data Mesh Adopting Data Mesh Resources on implementing Data MeshLinks:
Free 30-day code from O'Reilly: https://learning.oreilly.com/get-learning/?code=DATATALKS22 Data Mesh book: https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/data-mesh/9781492092384/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zhamak-dehghaniML Zoomcamp: https://github.com/alexeygrigorev/mlbookcamp-code/tree/master/course-zoomcamp
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Sep 02, 202254:09
Growing Data Engineering Team in a Scale-Up - Mehdi OUAZZA
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Mehdi’s background The difference between startup, scale-up and enterprise Hypergrowth Data platform engineers in a scale-up environment What a data platform is and who builds it Managing the fast pace of a scale-up while ensuring personal growth Should a senior data person consider a scale-up or an enterprise? Should a junior data person consider a scale-up or an enterprise? Sourcing talent for hyper-growth companies and developing a community culture Generating content and getting feedback Generalization vs specialization for data engineers in a scale-up The ratio of work between platform building and use case pipelines Being proactive in order to progress to mid or senior level Caps and bass guitars MehdiO DataTV and DataCreators.Club (Mehdi’s YouTube Channel and podcast)Links:
Mehdi's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiZxJB0xWfPBE2omVZeWPpQ Mehdi's Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/mehd-io/ Mehdi's Medium Blog: https://medium.com/@mehdio Mehdi's data creators club: https://datacreators.club/ML Zoomcamp: https://github.com/alexeygrigorev/mlbookcamp-code/tree/master/course-zoomcamp
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Aug 26, 202253:13
Lessons Learned About Data & AI at Enterprises - Alexander Hendorf
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Alexander’s background The role of Partner at Königsweg Being part of the data and AI community How Alexander became chair at PyData Alexander’s many talks and advice on giving them Explaining AI to managers Why being able to explain machine learning to managers is important The experimentational nature of AI and why it’s not a cure-all Innovation requires patience Convincing managers not to use AI or ML when there are better (simpler) solutions The role of MLOps in enterprises Thinking about the mid- and long-term when considering solutions Finding Alexander onlineLinks:
Alexander's Twitter: https://twitter.com/hendorf Alexander's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hendorf/ Königsweg: https://www.koenigsweg.com PyData Südwest: https://www.meetup.com/pydata-suedwest/ PyData Frankfurt: https://www.meetup.com/pydata-frankfurt/ PyConDE & PyData Berlin: https://pycon.deML Zoomcamp: https://github.com/alexeygrigorev/mlbookcamp-code/tree/master/course-zoomcamp
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Aug 19, 202254:17
MLOps Architect - Danny Leybzon
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Danny’s background What an MLOps Architect does The popularity of MLOps Architect as a role Convincing an employer that you can wear many different hats Interviewing for the role of an MLOps Architect How Danny prioritizes work with data scientists Coming to WhyLabs when you’ve already got something in production vs nothing in production Market awareness regarding the importance of model monitoring How Danny (WhyLabs) chooses tools ONNX Common trends in tooling setups The most rewarding thing for Danny in ML and data science Danny’s secret for staying sane while wearing so many different hats T-shaped specialist, E-shaped specialist, and the horizontal line The importance of background for the role of an MLOps Architect Key differences for WhyLogs free vs paid Conclusion and where to find Danny onlineLinks:
Matt Turck: https://mattturck.com/data2021/ AI Observability Platform: https://whylabs.ai/observability Danny's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dleybz/ Whylabs' website: https://whylabs.ai/ AI Infrastructure Alliance: https://ai-infrastructure.org/ML Zoomcamp: https://github.com/alexeygrigorev/mlbookcamp-code/tree/master/course-zoomcamp
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Aug 12, 202253:31
Decoding Data Science Job Descriptions - Tereza Iofciu
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DataTalks.Club intro Tereza’s background Working as a coach Identifying the mismatches between your needs and that of a company How to avoid misalignments Considering what’s mentioned in the job description, what isn’t, and why Diversity and culture of a company Lack of a salary in the job description Way of doing research about the company where you will potentially work How to avoid a mismatch with a company other than learning from your mistakes Before data, during data, after data (a company’s data maturity level) The company’s tech stack Finding Tereza onlineLinks:
Decoding Data Science Job Descriptions (talk): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAs9vSNTza8 Talk at ConnectForward: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAs9vSNTza8 Slides: https://www.slideshare.net/terezaif/decoding-data-science-job-descriptions-250687704 Talk at DataLift: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCtQ0szJiLA Slides: https://www.slideshare.net/terezaif/lessons-learned-from-hiring-and-retaining-data-practitionersMLOps Zoomcamp: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/mlops-zoomcamp
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Aug 05, 202249:14
Data Science for Social Impact - Christine Cepelak
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Christine’s Background Private sector vs Public sector Public policy The challenges of being a community organizer How public policy relates to political science Programs that teach data science for public policy Data science for public policy vs regular data science The importance of ethical data science in public policy How data science in social impact project differs from other projects Other resources to learn about data science for public policy Challenges with getting data in data science for public policy The problems with accessing public datasets about recycling Christine’s potential projects after Master’s degree Gender inequality in STEM fields Corporate responsibility and why organizations need social impact data scientists What you need to start making a social impact with data science 80,000 hours Other use cases for public policy data science Coffee, Ethics & AI Finding Christine onlineLinks:
Explore some Data Science for Social Good projects: http://www.dssgfellowship.org/projects/ Bi-weekly Ethics in AI Coffee Chat: https://www.meetup.com/coffee-ethics-ai/ Make a Social Impact with your Job: https://tinyurl.com/80khours Course in Data Ethics: https://ethics.fast.ai/ Data Science for Social Good Berlin: https://dssg-berlin.org/ CorrelAid: https://correlaid.org/ DataKind: https://www.datakind.org/ Christine's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinecepelak/ Christine's Twitter: https://twitter.com/CLcepMLOps Zoomcamp: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/mlops-zoomcamp
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Jul 29, 202248:23
Hiring Data Science Talent - Olga Ivina
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Olga’s career journey Hiring data scientists now vs 7 years ago The two qualities of an excellent data scientist What makes Alexey do this podcast How Alexey get the latest information on data science How Olga checks a candidate’s technical skills How to make an answer stand out (showing your depth of knowledge) A strong mathematical background vs a strong engineering background When Auto ML will replace the need to have data scientists Should data scientists transition into management? (the importance of communication in an organization) Switching from a data analyst role to a data scientist Attracting female talent in data science Changing a job description to find talent Long gaps in the CV Eierlegende WollmilchsauLinks:
Olga's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olgaivina/ Olga's Twitter: https://twitter.com/olgaivinaMLOps Zoomcamp: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/mlops-zoomcamp
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Jul 22, 202252:45
From Open-Source Maintainer to Founder - Will McGugan
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Will’s background Will’s open source projects S3Fs and PyFile systems Inspiration for open source projects Will as a freelancer Starting a company from a tweet (Rich and Textual) Building in public (Will’s approach to social media) The workforce and roadmap of Textualize.io The importance of working on open source for Textualize employees The workflow of and contributions to Textualize Getting your first thousand GitHub Stars (going viral) Suggestions for those who wish to start in the open-source space Finding Will onlineLinks:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/willmcgugan Textualize website: https://www.textualize.io/ Textualize GitHub: https://github.com/textualizeMLOps Zoomcamp: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/mlops-zoomcamp
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Jul 15, 202249:34
Designing a Data Science Organization - Lisa Cohen
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Lisa’s background Centralized org vs decentralized org Hybrid org (centralized/decentralized) Reporting your results in a data organization Planning in a data organization Having all the moving parts work towards the same goals Which approach Twitter follows (centralized vs decentralized) Pros and cons of a decentralized approach Pros and cons of a centralized approach Finding a common language with all the functions of an org Finding the right approach for companies that want to implement data science How many data scientists does a company need? Who do data scientists report huge findings to? The importance of partnering closely with other functions of the org The role of Product Managers in the org and across functions Who does analytics at Twitter (analysts vs data scientists) The importance of goals, objectives and key results Conflicting objectives The importance of research Finding Lisa onlineLinks:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cohenlisa/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisafeig Medium: https://medium.com/@lisa_cohen Lisa Cohen's YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRhmnnfr2bX7-GAPHzvfUeIEt2iYCbI3wMLOps Zoomcamp: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/mlops-zoomcamp
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Jul 08, 202251:23
Developer Advocacy Engineer for Open-Source - Merve Noyan
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Merve’s background Merve’s first contributions to open source What Merve currently does at Hugging Face (Hub, Spaces) What is means to be a developer advocacy engineer at Hugging Face The best way to get open source experience (Google Summer of Code, Hacktoberfest, and sprints) The peculiarities of hiring as it relates to code contributions Best resources to learn about NLP besides Hugging Face Good first projects for NLP The most important topics in NLP right now NLP ML Engineer vs NLP Data Scientist Project recommendations and other advice to catch the eye of recruiters Merve on Twitch and her podcast Finding Merve online Merve and Mario KartLinks:
Hugging Face Course: https://hf.co/course Natural Language Processing in TensorFlow: https://www.coursera.org/learn/natural-language-processing-tensorflow Github ML Poetry: https://github.com/merveenoyan/ML-poetry Tackling multiple tasks with a single visual language model: https://www.deepmind.com/blog/tackling-multiple-tasks-with-a-single-visual-language-model Hugging Face big science/TOpp: https://huggingface.co/bigscience/T0pp Pathways Language Model (PaLM) blog: https://ai.googleblog.com/2022/04/pathways-language-model-palm-scaling-to.html
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Jul 01, 202250:58
Data Scientists at Work - Mısra Turp
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Misra’s background What data scientists do Consultant data scientists vs in-house data scientists (and freelancers) Expectations for data scientists The importance of keeping up to date with AI developments (FOMA) How does DALL·E 2 work and should you care? Going to conferences to stay up to date The most pressing issue for data scientists Fighting FOMA and imposter syndrome Knowing when you have enough knowledge of a framework The “best” type of data scientist Being a generalist vs a specialist Advice for entry-level data entering an oversaturated market Catching the eye of big AI companies Choosing a project for your portfolio The importance of having a Ph.D. or Master’s degree in data science Finding Misra onlineLinks:
Mısra's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpNUYWW0kiqyh0j5Qy3aU7w Twitter: https://twitter.com/misraturp Hands-on Data Science: Complete Your First Portfolio Project: https://www.soyouwanttobeadatascientist.com/hodsMLOps Zoomcamp: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/mlops-zoomcamp
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Jun 24, 202258:02
Freelancing and Consulting with Data Engineering - Adrian Brudaru
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Adrian’s background Freelancing vs Employment Risk and occupancy rate in freelancing The scariest part of freelancing Adrian’s first projects Freelancing 5 years later Pay rates in freelancing Acquiring skills while freelancing Working with recruitment agencies and networking Looking for projects and getting clients Freelancing vs consulting Clarity in clients’ expectations (scope of work) Building your network Freelancing platforms Adrian’s data loading prototype Going from freelancing to making your own product (and other investments) The usefulness of a portfolio Introverts in freelancing Is it possible to work for 3 months a year in freelancing? Choosing projects and skill-building strategy (focusing on interests) Freelancing in Berlin Clients’ expectations for freelancers vs employees Working with more than one client at the same time Adrian’s freelance cooperative on Slack Other advice for novice freelancers (networking) Finding Adrian onlineLinks:
Github: https://github.com/scale-vector Slack Community: https://join.slack.com/t/berlindatacol-szn7050/shared_invite/zt-19dp8msp0-pP4Av3_fVFBbsdrzPROEAgMLOps Zoomcamp: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/mlops-zoomcamp
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Jun 17, 202252:02
Getting a Data Engineering Job (Summary and Q&A) - Jeff Katz
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Summary of “Getting a Data Engineering Job” webinar Python and engineering skills Interview process Behavioral interviews Technical interviews Learning Python and SQL from scratch Is having non-coding experience a disadvantage? Analyst or engineer? Do you need certificates? Do I need a master’s degree? Fully remote data engineering jobs Should I include teaching on my resume? Object-oriented programming for data engineering Python vs Java/Scala SQL and Python technical interview questions GCP certificates Is commercial experience really necessary? From sales to engineering Solution engineers Wrapping upLinks:
Getting a Data Engineering Job (webinar): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvEWG-S1F_M The Flask Mega-Tutorial Part I - Hello, World! blog: https://blog.miguelgrinberg.com/post/the-flask-mega-tutorial-part-i-hello-world Mode SQL Tutorial: https://mode.com/sql-tutorial/
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Jun 10, 202248:05
Using Data for Asteroid Mining - Daynan Crull
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Daynan’s background Astronomy vs cosmology Applications of data science and machine learning in astronomy Determining signal vs noise What the data looks like in astronomy Determining the features of an object in space Ground truth for space objects Why water is an important resource in the space economy Other useful resources that can be found in asteroids Sources of asteroids The data team at an asteroid mining company Open datasets for hobbyists Mission and hardware design for asteroid mining Partnerships and hiresLinks:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daynan/ We're looking for a Sr Data Engineer: https://boards.eu.greenhouse.io/karmanplus/jobs/4027128101?gh_jid=4027128101 Minor Planet Center: https://minorplanetcenter.net/- JPL Horizons has a nice set of APIs for accessing data related to small bodies (including asteroids): https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/api.html ESA has NEODyS: https://newton.spacedys.com/neodys IRSA catalog that contains image and catalog data related to the WISE/NEOWISE data (and other infrared platforms): https://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/frontpage/ NASA also has an archive of data collected from their various missions, including a node related to small bodies: https://pds-smallbodies.astro.umd.edu/ Sub-node directly related to asteroids: https://sbn.psi.edu/pds/ Size, Mass, and Density of Asteroids (SiMDA) is a nice catalog of observed asteroid attributes (and an indication of how small our sample size is!): https://astro.kretlow.de/?SiMDA The source survey data, several are useful for asteroids: Pan-STARRS (https://outerspace.stsci.edu/display/PANSTARRS)MLOps Zoomcamp: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/mlops-zoomcamp
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Jun 03, 202253:22
Machine Learning in Marketing - Juan Orduz
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Juan’s background Typical problems in marketing that are solved with ML Attribution model Media Mix Model – detecting uplift and channel saturation Changes to privacy regulations and its effect on user tracking User retention and churn prevention A/B testing to detect uplift Statistical approach vs machine learning (setting a benchmark) Does retraining MMM models often improve efficiency? Attribution model baselines Choosing a decay rate for channels (Bayesian linear regression) Learning resource suggestions Bayesian approach vs Frequentist approach Suggestions for creating a marketing department Most challenging problems in marketing The importance of knowing marketing domain knowledge for data scientists Juan’s blog and other learning resources Finding Juan onlineLinks:
Juan's PyData talk on uplift modeling: https://youtube.com/watch?v=VWjsi-5yc3w Juan's website: https://juanitorduz.github.io Introduction to Algorithmic Marketing book: https://algorithmic-marketing.online Preventing churn like a bandit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1uqeBNUlRM
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May 27, 202252:52
From Academia to Data Analytics and Engineering - Gloria Quiceno
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Gloria’s background Working with MATLAB, R, C, Python, and SQL Working at ICE Job hunting after the bootcamp Data engineering vs Data science Using Docker Keeping track of job applications, employers and questions Challenges during the job search and transition Concerns over data privacy Challenges with salary negotiation The importance of career coaching and support Skills learned at Spiced Retrospective on Gloria’s transition to data and advice Top skills that helped Gloria get the job Thoughts on cloud platforms Thoughts on bootcamps and courses Spiced graduation project Standing out in a sea of applicants The cohorts at Spiced ConclusionLinks:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gloria-quiceno/ Github: https://github.com/gdq12MLOps Zoomcamp: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/mlops-zoomcamp
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May 20, 202248:41
Teaching Data Engineers - Jeff Katz
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Jeff’s background Getting feedback to become a better teacher Going from engineering to teaching Jeff on becoming a curriculum writer Creating a curriculum that reinforces learning Jeff on starting his own data engineering bootcamp Shifting from teaching ML and data science to teaching data engineering Making sure that students get hired Screening bootcamp applicants Knowing when it’s time to apply for jobs The curriculum of JigsawLabs.io The market demand of Spark, Kafka, and Kubernetes (or lack thereof) Advice for data analysts that want to move into data engineering The market demand of ETL/ELT and DBT (or lack thereof) The importance of Python, SQL, and data modeling for data engineering roles Interview expectations How to get started in teaching The challenges of being a one-person company Teaching fundamentals vs the “shiny new stuff” JigsawLabs.io Finding Jeff onlineLinks:
Jigsaw Labs: https://www.jigsawlabs.io/free Teaching my mom to code: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfWwfTXGjBM Getting a Data Engineering Job Webinar with Jeff Katz: https://www.eventbrite.de/e/getting-a-data-engineering-job-tickets-310270877547MLOps Zoomcamp: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/mlops-zoomcamp
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May 13, 202252:33
From Roasting Coffee to Backend Development - Jessica Greene
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Jessica’s background Giving a talk at a tech conference about coffee Jessica’s transition into tech (How to get started) Going from learning to actually making money Landing your first job in tech Does your age matter when you’re trying to get a job? Challenges that Jessica faced in the beginning of her career Jessica’s role at PyLadies Fighting the Imposter Syndrome Generational differences in digital literacy and how to improve it Events organized by PyLadies Jessica’s beginnings at PyLadies (organizing events) Jessica’s experience with public speaking The impact of public speaking on your career Tips for public speaking Jessica’s work at Ecosia Discrimination in the tech industry (and in general) Finding Jessica onlineLinks:
Ecosia's website: https://www.ecosia.org/ Ecosia's blog: https://blog.ecosia.org/ecosia-financial-reports-tree-planting-receipts/ PyLadies Berlin: https://berlin.pyladies.com/ PyLadies' Meetup: https://meetup.com/PyLadies-Berlin Code Academy: https://www.codecademy.com/ Freecodecamp: https://www.freecodecamp.org/ Coursera Machine Learning: https://www.coursera.org/learn/machine-learning ML Bookcamp code: https://github.com/alexeygrigorev/mlbookcamp-code/tree/master/course-zoomcamp Google Summer code: https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/ Outreachy website: https://www.outreachy.org/ Alumni Interview: https://railsgirlssummerofcode.org/blog/2020-03-17-alumni-interview-jessica Python pizza: https://python.pizza/ Pycon: https://pycon.it/en Pycon 2022: https://2022.pycon.de/Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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May 06, 202252:56
Recruiting Data Engineers - Nicolas Rassam
We talked about:
Nicolas’ background The tech talent market in different countries Hiring data scientists vs data engineers A spike in interest for data engineering roles The importance of recruiters having technical knowledge The main challenges of hiring data engineers The difference in hiring junior, mid, and senior level data engineers Things recruiters look for in people who switch to a data engineering role The importance of knowing cloud tools The importance of knowing infrastructure tools Preparing for the interview The importance of a formal education The importance having a project portfolio How your current domain influence the interview ConclusionLinks:
Nicolas' Twitter: https://twitter.com/n_rassam Nicolas' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolasrassam/ Onfido is hiring: https://onfido.com/engineering-technology/ Interview with Alicja about recruiting data scientists: https://datatalks.club/podcast/s07e02-recruiting-data-professionals.html Webinar "Getting a Data Engineering Job" with Jeff Katz: https://eventbrite.com/e/310270877547Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Apr 29, 202249:43
Storytime for DataOps - Christopher Bergh
We talked about:
Christopher’s background The essence of DataOps Also known as Agile Analytics Operations or DevOps for Data Science Defining processes and automating them (defining “done” and “good”) The balance between heroism and fear (avoiding deferred value) The Lean approach Avoiding silos The 7 steps to DataOps Wanting to become replaceable DataOps is doable Testing tools DataOps vs MLOps The Head Chef at Data Kitchen What’s grilling at Data Kitchen? The DataOps CookbookLinks:
DataOps Manifesto website: https://dataopsmanifesto.org/en/ DataOps Cookbook: https://dataops.datakitchen.io/pf-cookbook Recipes for DataOps Success: https://dataops.datakitchen.io/pf-recipes-for-dataops-success DataOps Certification Course: https://info.datakitchen.io/training-certification-dataops-fundamentals DataOps Blog: https://datakitchen.io/blog/ DataOps Maturity Model: https://datakitchen.io/dataops-maturity-model/ DataOps Webinars: https://datakitchen.io/webinars/Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Apr 22, 202252:11
Machine Learning and Personalization in Healthcare - Stefan Gudmundsson
We talked about:
Stefan’s background Applications of machine learning in healthcare Sidekick Health – gamified therapeutics How is working for King different from Sidekick Health? The rewards systems in gamified apps The importance of building a strong foundation for a data science team The challenges of building an app in the healthcare industry Dealing with ethics issues Sidekick Health’s personalized recommendations and content The importance of having the right approach in A/B tests (strong analytics and good data) The importance of having domain knowledge to work as a data professional in the healthcare industry Making a data-driven company Risks for Sidekick Health Sidekick Health growth strategy Using AI to help people live better livesLinks:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanfreyrgudmundsson/ Job listings: https://sidekickhealth.bamboohr.com/jobs/Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Apr 15, 202251:59
Innovation and Design for Machine Learning - Liesbeth Dingemans
We talked about:
Liesbeth’s background What is design? The importance of interaction in design Design as a process (Double Diamond technique) How long does it take to go from an idea to finishing the second diamond? Design thinking (Google’s PAIR) What is a Design Sprint and who should participate in it? Why should data specialists care about design? Challenging your task-giver (asking “why”) How to avoid the “Chinese whisper game” (reiterating the problem) Defining the roadmap for data science teams What is innovation? Bringing innovation to your management Task force-team approach to solving problems Innovation, resource management issues, and using data to back your ideas Words of advice for those interested in design and innovation
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Apr 08, 202255:49
Hacking Your Data Career - Marijn Markus
We talked about:
Marijn’s background Standing out in data science Doing the opposite of what people tell you Don’t shoot the messenger (carefully sharing your findings) Advising the seniors Bite off more than you can chew, then chew Marijn’s side projects (finding value in doing things you find interesting) Building a project portfolio Marijn’s NGO project The importance of a team Open source intelligence (OSINT) The importance of soft skills for data experts Marijn’s LinkedIn growth strategy and tipsLinks:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarijnMarkus LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marijnmarkus/Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Apr 01, 202255:56
Visualising Machine Learning - Meor Amer
We talked about:
kDimensions Being self-employed Visual engineering Constrain yourself to get creative Coming up with ideas Visualising difficult concepts The process of creating visuals Creating visuals Learning to create visuals for engineers Consuming with intention to create Learning by breaking code Earning with visuals Adding visuals to blog posts Meor’s book: visual introduction to deep learning
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Mar 25, 202252:06
From Math Teacher to Analytics Engineer - Juan Pablo
We talked about:
Juan Pablo's Backround Data engineering resources Teaching calculus Transitioning to Analytics Data Analytics bootcamp Getting money while studying Going to meetups to get a job Looking for uncrowded doors Using LinkedIn Portfolio Talking to people on meetups Eight tips to get your first analytics job Consider contracts and temporary roles Getting experience with non-profits Create your own internship Networking Website for hosting a portfolio I’m a math teacher. What should I learn first? Analytics engineering Best suggestion: keep showing up Networking on online conferences Communication skills and being organized
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Mar 18, 202250:16
From Data Science to Data Engineering - Ellen König
We talked about:
Ellen’s background Why Ellen switched from data science to data engineering The overlap between data science and data engineering Skills to learn and improve for data engineering Ways to pick up and improve skills (advice for making the transition) What makes a data engineering course “good” Languages to know for data engineering The easiest part of transitioning into data engineering The hardest part of transitioning into data engineering Common data engineering team distributions People who are both data scientists and data engineers Pet projects and other ways to pick up development skills Dealing with cloud processing costs (alerts, billing reports, trial periods) Advice for getting into entry level positions Which cloud platform should data engineers learn?Links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ellen_koenig LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellenkoenig/Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Mar 11, 202254:15
Becoming a Data Engineering Manager - Rahul Jain
We talked about:
Rahul’s background What do data engineering managers do and why do we need them? Balancing engineering and management Rahul’s transition into data engineering management The importance of updating your skill set Planning the transition to manager and other challenges Setting expectations for the team and measuring success Data reconciliation GDPR compliance Data modeling for Big Data Advice for people transitioning into data engineering management Staying on top of trends and enabling team members The qualities of a good data engineering team The qualities of a good data engineer candidate (interview advice) The difference between having knowledge and stuffing a CV with buzzwords Advice for students and fresh graduates An overview of an end-to-end data engineering processLinks:
Rahul's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/16rahuljain/Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Mar 04, 202251:24
A/B Testing - Jakob Graff
We talked about:
Jakob’s background The importance of A/B tests Statistical noise A/B test example A/B tests vs expert opinion Traffic splitting, A/A tests, and designing experiments Noisy vs stable metrics – test duration and business cycles Z-tests, T-tests, and time series A/B test crash course advice Frequentist approach vs Bayesian approach A/B/C/D tests Pizza doughLinks:
Jakob's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakob-graff-a6113a3a/ Product Analyst role at Inkitt: https://jobs.lever.co/inkitt/d2b0427a-f37f-4002-975d-28bd60b56d70Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Feb 25, 202254:16
Machine Learning System Design Interview - Valerii Babushkin
We talked about:
Valerii’s background Who goes through an ML system design interview System design VS ML System design Preparing for ML system design interviews Machine learning project checklist The importance of defining a goal and ways of measuring it What to do after you set a goal Typical components of an ML system Applying ML systems to real-world problems System design and coding in interviews for new graduates Humans in the validation of model performanceLinks:
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Feb 18, 202254:40
Career Coaching - Lindsay McQuade
We talked about:
Lindsay’s background Spiced Academy Career coaching role Reframing your experience Helping with career problems Finding what interests you Tailoring a CV and “spray and pray” Career coaching outside a bootcamp Imposter syndrome After bootcamp Internships Working with recruiters Networking on LinkedInLinks:
Lindsay's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsay-mcquade/ Impostor questionnaire: http://impostortest.nickol.as/Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Feb 11, 202252:28
Product Management Essentials for Data Professionals - Greg Coquillo
We talked about:
Greg’s background Responsibilities of Data Product Manager Understanding customer journey Interviewing business partners and decision-makers Products sense, product mindset, and product roadmap Working backwards Driving the roadmap Building a roadmap in Excel Measuring success Advice for teams that don’t have a product managerLinks:
Greg's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-coquillo/Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Feb 04, 202253:10
Recruiting Data Professionals - Alicja Notowska
We talked about:
Alicja’s background The hiring process Sourcing and recruiting Managing expectations Making the job description attractive Selecting profiles during sourcing Profile keywords The importance of a Master’s vs a Bachelor’s degree vs a PhD Improving CV Interview with the recruiter Salary expectations Advice for “career changers” Cover letters Data analysts Double Bachelor’s degrees The most difficult part of hiring Coursera courses on the CV Making a good impression on recruitersJoin DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Jan 28, 202257:01
DataTalks.Club Behind the Scenes - Eugene Yan, Alexey Grigorev
We talked about:
Alexey’s background Being a principal data scientist DataTalks.Club The beginning and growth of DataTalks.Club Sustaining the pace Types of talks Popular and favorite talks Making DataTalks.Club self-sufficient Alexey’s book and course Advice for people starting in data science and staying motivated Not keeping up to date with new tools Staying productive Learning technical subjects and keeping notes Inspiration and idea generation for DataTalks.ClubLinks:
https://eugeneyan.com/writing/informal-mentors-alexey-grigorev/Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Jan 21, 202250:29
DTC's minis - From Data Engineering to MLOps - Sejal Vaidya
We don't have a new episode this week, but we have an amazing conversation with Sejal Vaidya from August
We talked about
Sejal's background Why transitioning to ML engineering Three phases of development of a project Why data engineers should get involved in ML Technologies Tips for people who want to transition Soft skills and understanding requirements Helpful resourcesResources:
ML checklist (https://twolodzko.github.io/ml-checklist.html) Machine Learning Bookcamp (https://mlbookcamp.com/) Made with ML course (https://madewithml.com) Full-stack deep learning (https://fullstackdeeplearning.com) Newsletters: mlinproduction, huyenchip.com, jeremyjordan.me, mihaileric.com Sejal's "Production ML" twitter list (https://twitter.com/i/lists/1212819218959351809)Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Jan 14, 202216:52
Becoming a Data Science Manager - Mariano Semelman
We talked about:
Mariano’s background Typical day of a manager Becoming a manager Preparing for the transition Balancing projects and assumptions Search and recommendations Dealing with unfamiliar domains Structuring projects Connecting product and data science Rules of Machine Learning CRISP-DM and deployment Giving feedback Dealing with people leaving the team Doing technical work as a manager Dealing with bad hires Keeping up with the industryJoin DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Jan 07, 202201:05:51
Leading NLP Teams - Ivan Bilan
We talked about:
Ivan’s role at Personio Ivan’s background Studying technical management Managing a software team NLP teams NLP engineers Becoming an NLP engineer Computer vision NLP engineer vs ML engineer Conversational designers Linguistics outside of chatbots When does a team need an NLP engineer or a linguist? The future of NLP NLP pipelines GPT-3 Problems of GPT-3 Does GPT-3 make everything obsolete? What NLP actually is? Does NLP solve problems better than humans? State of language translation NLP PandectLinks:
https://github.com/ivan-bilan/The-NLP-Pandect https://github.com/ivan-bilan/The-Engineering-Manager-Pandect https://github.com/ivan-bilan/The-Microservices-Pandect Ivan's presentation about NLP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRur3xey31sJoin DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Dec 24, 202159:10
Product Management for Machine Learning - Geo Jolly
We talked about
Geo’s background Technical Product Manager Building ML platform Working on internal projects Prioritizing the backlog Defining the problems Observability metrics Avoiding jumping into “solution mode” Breaking down the problem Important skills for product managers The importance of a technical background Data Lead vs Staff Data Scientist vs Data PM Approvals and rollout Engineering/platform teams Data scientists’ role in the engineering team Scrum and Agile in data science Transitioning from Data Scientist to Technical PM Books to read for the transition Transitioning for non-technical people Doing user research Quality assurance in ML Advice for supporting an ML team as a Scrum masterLinks:
Geo's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geojolly/ Product School community: https://productschool.com/ http://theleanstartup.com/ Netflix CPO Medium blog: https://gibsonbiddle.medium.com/ Glovo is hiring: https://jobs.glovoapp.com/en/?d=4040726002Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Dec 17, 202101:02:46
Moving from Academia to Industry - CJ Jenkins
We talked about:
CJ’s background Evolutionary biology Learning machine learning Learning on the job and being honest with what you don’t know Convincing that you will be useful CJ’s first interview Transitioning to industry Tailoring your CV Data science courses Moving to Berlin Being selective vs ‘spray and pray’ Moving on to new jobs Plan for transitioning to industry Requirements for getting hired Publications, portfolios and pet projects Adjusting to industry Bad habits from academia Topics with long-term value CJ’s textbookLinks:
CJ's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-jenkins/ Positions for master students: one twoJoin DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Dec 10, 202159:03
Advancing Big Data Analytics: Post-Doctoral Research - Eleni Tzirita Zacharatou
We talked about:
Eleni’s background Spatial data analytics Responsibilities of a postdoc Publishing papers Best places for data management papers Differences between postdoc and PhD Helping students become successful Research at the DIMA group Identifying important research directions Reviewing papers Underrated topics in data management Research in data cleaning Collaborating with others Choosing the field for Master’s students Choosing the topic for a Master thesis Should I do a PhD? Promoting computer science to female studentsLinks:
https://www.user.tu-berlin.de/tzirita/Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Dec 03, 202101:00:45
Becoming a Data Product Manager - Sara Menefee
We talked about:
Sara’s background Product designer’s responsibilities Data product manager’s responsibilities Planning with the team Design thinking and product design Data PMs vs regular PMs Skill requirements for Data PMs Going from a product designer to a data product manager Case studies Resources for learning about product management Data PM’s biggest challenge Multitasking and context switching Insights from user interviews Using new, unfamiliar tools Documentation Idea generation Do Data PMs need to know ML?Links:
Product Management Courses: https://www.lennyrachitsky.com/course and https://www.reforge.com/mastering-product-management Product Management Reading: https://svpg.com/inspired-how-to-create-products-customers-love/ and https://steveblank.com/category/customer-development/ Data Engineering for Noobs: https://www.datacamp.com/Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Nov 26, 202159:02
Data Science Manager vs Data Science Expert - Barbara Sobkowiak
We talked about:
Barbara’s background Do you need a manager or an expert? Technical and non-technical requirements for managers Importance of technical skills for managers Responsibilities and skills of a manager Importance of technical background for managers Getting involved in business development and sales Developing the team Checking team’s work Data science expert Hiring experts Who should we hire first? Can an expert build a team? Data science managers in startups Project management Ensuring that projects provide value Questions before starting a project Women in data science Finding Barbara online General adviceLink:
Barbara's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-sobkowiak-1a4a9568Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Nov 19, 202159:39
Ace Non-Technical Data Science Interviews - Nick Singh
We talked about:
Nick’s background Being a career coach Overview of the hiring process Behavioral interviews for data scientists Preparing for behavioral interviews Handling "tricky" questions Project deep dive Business context Pacing, rambling, and honesty “What’s your favorite model?” What if I haven’t worked on a project that brought $1 mln? Different questions for different levels Product-sense interviews Identifying key metrics in unfamiliar domains Tech blogs Cold emailingJoin DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Nov 12, 202101:01:45
Becoming a Solopreneur in Data - Noah Gift
We talked about:
Noah’s background Solopreneurship A day of a solopreneur Exponential vs linear work Escaping the office work - digging the tunnel Structuring goals Staying motivated Publishing books Planning out books Writing a book is like preparing to run a marathon Distributed income Getting started as a solopreneur Lowering expenses and adding time The right time to quit full-time Building a network Teaching at universitiesJoin DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Nov 05, 202159:19
Building Business Acumen for Data Professionals - Thom Ives
Links:
https://join.slack.com/t/integratedmlai/shared_invite/zt-r3hpj44k-gfhf1pzIt3jixrATyXCWnQ https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomives/Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Oct 29, 202101:05:30
Conquering the Last Mile in Data - Caitlin Moorman
We talked about:
Caitlin’s background The last mile in data The Pareto Principle Failing to use data Making sure data is used Communicating with decision-makers Working backwards from the last mile Understanding how data drives decisions Sketching and prototyping Showing the benefits of power data Measurability Driving change in data Asking high-leverage questions Resistance from users Understanding domain experts Linear projects vs circular projects Recommendations for data analyst students Finding Caitlin onlineLinks:
Emelie's talk https://locallyoptimistic.com/post/linear-and-circular-projects-part-1/ https://locallyoptimistic.com/post/linear-and-circular-projects-part-2/Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Oct 22, 202101:02:02
Similarities and Differences between ML and Analytics - Rishabh Bhargava
We talked about:
Rishabh's background Rishabh’s experience as a sales engineer Prescriptive analytics vs predictive analytics The problem with the term ‘data science’ Is machine learning a part of analytics? Day-to-day of people that work with ML Rule-based systems to machine learning The role of analysts in rule-based systems and in data teams Do data analysts know data better than data scientists? Data analysts’ documentation and recommendations Iterative work - data scientists/ML vs data analysts Analyzing results of experiments Overlaps between machine learning and analytics Using tools to bridge the gap between ML and analytics Do companies overinvest in ML and underinvest in analystics? Do companies hire data scientists while forgetting to hire data analysts? The difficulty of finding senior data analysts Is data science sexier than data analytics? Should ML and data analytics teams work together or independently? Building data teams Rishabh’s newsletter – MLOpsRoundupLinks:
https://mlopsroundup.substack.com/ https://twitter.com/rish_bhargavaJoin DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Oct 15, 202159:39
Building and Leading Data Teams - Tammy Liang
We talked about:
Tammy’s background Being the chief of data First projects as the first data person in a company Initial resistance Expanding the team Role of business analyst Platanomelon’s stack Order for growing the data team Demand forecasting Should analysts know machine learning Qualifications for the first data person in a company Providing accurate results Receiving insights in a timely manner Providing useful insights Giving ownership to the team Starting as the first data person in a company Data For Future podcast Supporting team members that are stuck Finding Tammy onlineLinks:
Tammy's podcast: https://dataforfuture.org/Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Oct 08, 202159:10
What Researchers and Engineers Can Learn from Each Other - Mihail Eric
We talked about:
Mihail’s background NLP and self-driving vehicles Transitioning from academia to the industry Machine learning researchers Finding open-ended problems Machine learning engineers Is data science more engineering or research? What can engineers and researchers learn from one another? Bridging the disconnect between researchers and engineers Breaking down silos Fluid roles Full-stack data scientists Advice to machine learning researchers Advice to machine learning engineers Reading papers Choosing between engineering or research if you’re just starting Confetti.aiLinks:
https://twitter.com/mihail_eric http://confetti.ai/Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Oct 01, 202101:01:44
Introducing Data Science in Startups - Marianna Diachuk
We talked about:
Marianna’s background Being the only data scientist What should already be in the company How much experience do you need Identifying problems Prioritization What should the company already know? First week First month First quarter Managing expectations Solving problems without ML Project timelines Finding the best solution Evaluating performance Getting stuck Communicating with analysts Transitioning from engineering to data science Growing the team Stopping projects Questions for the company From research to production Wrapping upLinks:
Marianna's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marianna-diachuk-53ba60116/Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Sep 24, 202158:33
Defining Success: Metrics and KPIs - Adam Sroka
We talked about:
Adam’s background Adam’s laser and data experience Metrics and why do we care about them Examples of metrics KPIs KPI examples Derived KPIs Creating metrics — grocery store example Metric efficiency North Star metrics Threshold metrics Health metrics Data team metrics Experiments: treatment and control groups Accelerate metrics and timeboxingLinks:
Domino's article about measuring value: http://blog.dominodatalab.com/measuring-data-science-business-value Adam's article about skills useful for data scientists: https://towardsdatascience.com/how-to-apply-your-hard-earned-data-science-skillset-812585e3cc06 Adam's article about standing out: https://towardsdatascience.com/how-to-stand-out-as-a-great-data-scientist-in-2021-3b7a732114a9Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Sep 17, 202101:02:51
Making Sense of Data Engineering Acronyms and Buzzwords - Natalie Kwong
We talked about:
Natalie’s background Airbyte What is ETL? Why ELT instead of ETL? Transformations How does ELT help analysts be more independent? Data marts and Data warehouses Ingestion DB ETL vs ELT Data lakes Data swamps Data governance Ingestion layer vs Data lake Do you need both a Data warehouse and a Data lake? Airbyte and ELT Modern data stack Reverse ETL Is drag-and-drop killing data engineering jobs? Who is responsible for managing unused data? CDC – Change Data Capture Slowly changing dimension Are there cases where ETL is preferable over ELT? Why is Airbyte open source? The case of Elasticsearch and AWSLinks:
Natalie's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliekwong/ https://airbyte.io/blog/why-the-future-of-etl-is-not-elt-but-elJoin DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Sep 11, 202101:00:21
Mastering Algorithms and Data Structures - Marcello La Rocca
We talked about:
Learning algorithms and data structures Resources for learning algorithms and data structures Most important data structures Learning the abstractions Learning algorithms if they aren’t needed at work Common mistakes when using wrong data structures Importance of data structures for data scientists Marcello’s book - Advanced Algorithms and Data Structures Bloom filters Where Bloom filters are useful Approximate nearest neighbours Searching for most similar vectors Knowing frameworks vs knowing internals of data structures Serializing Bloom filters Algorithmic problems in job interviews Important data structures for data scientists and data engineers Learning by doing Importance of compiled languages for data scientistsLinks:
Marcello's book: Advanced Algorithms and Data Structures http://mng.bz/eP79 (promo code for 35% discount: poddatatalks21) MIT, Introduction to Algorithms: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-006-introduction-to-algorithms-fall-2011/ Algorithms specialization by Tim Roughgarden: https://www.coursera.org/specializations/algorithmsJoin DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Sep 03, 202101:02:11
Chief Data Officer - Marco De Sa
We talked about:
Marco’s background Role of CDO Keeping track of many things Becoming a CDO Strategy vs tactics VP of Data vs CDO How many VPs of Data could be there? Splitting the work between VP and CDO Difference between CTO, CPO, and CDO Breaking down the goals and working backwards from them Assessing if we’re moving in the right direction Dealing with many meetings Being more effective Building the data-driven culture Challenges of working remotely Does CDO need deep technical skills? Importance of MBA The key skills for becoming a CDO Biggest challenges within OLX so far Demonstrating the CDO skills on a job interview Overcoming resistanceJoin DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Aug 27, 202101:01:55
Freelancing in Machine Learning - Mikio Braun
We talked about:
Mikio’s background What Mikio helps with Moving from a full-time job to freelancing Finding clients and importance of a strong network Building a network Initial meetings with clients Understanding what clients need Template for the offer (Million dollar consulting) Deciding on rate type: hourly, daily, per project Taking vacations (and paying twice for them) Avoiding overworking Specializing: consulting as a product Working full-time as a principal vs being a consultant Is the overhead worth it? Getting a new client when you already have a project After freelancing: what’s next? Output of Mikio’s work Learning new things Lessons learned after finding clients Registering as a freelancer in Germany Personal liability of a freelancer Effect of globalization and remote work on consulting Advice for people who want to start freelancing Woking full-time and freelancing at the same timeBooks:
Million Dollar Consulting by Alan Weiss Built to Sell by John WarrillowLinks:
Mikio's Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikiobraun Mikio's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikiobraun/Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Aug 20, 202101:02:05
Launching a Startup: From Idea to First Hire - Carmine Paolino
We talked about:
Carmine’s background Carmine’s startup FreshFlow Doing user research Design thinking Entrepreneur first Finding co-founders: the “expertise edges” framework The structure of the EF program Coming up with the idea How important is going through a startup accelerator? Finding your first client Finding investors Consequences of having a bad investor Splitting responsibilities between co-founders Hiring The importance of delegating Making work attractive to hires Plans for the future Just-in-time supply chain What would you have done differently? Advice for people starting a startup Don’t focus on skills only Getting motivation Am I ready for a startup? Importance of a business school Advice on finding a co-founder Do I need EF if I already have an idea? Having a prototype before the pitchBooks:
The Mom Test by Rob Fitzpatrick Design Thinking by Robert CuredaleLinks:
FreshFlow: https://freshflow.ai/ Carmine's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carminepaolino Carmine's Twitter: https://twitter.com/paolinoJoin DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Aug 13, 202101:07:28
Approach Learning as ML Project - Vladimir Finkelshtein [mini]
We don't have an episode lined up for this week, but we recorded a small chat with Vladimir some time ago. Enjoy it!
We talked about:
Vladimir's background Learning by answering questions Don't be afraid of being wrong Winnings books Learning random things Approach learning as a machine learning projectLinks:
Vladimir on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladimir-finkelshtein/Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Aug 06, 202113:56
Humans in the Loop - Lina Weichbrodt
We talked about:
Lina’s background What we need to remember when starting a project (checklists) Make sure the problem is formalized and close to the core business Get the buy-in with stakeholders Building trust with stakeholders Don’t just focus on upsides – ask about concerns Turning a concert into a metric What happens when something goes wrong? Post mortem reporting Apply the 5 why’s If a lot of users say it’s a bug – it’s worth investigating Post mortem format Action points Debugging vs explaining the model Are there online versions of checklists? Make sure to log your inputs Talking to end-users and using your own service Your ideas vs Stakeholder ideas Should data practitioners educate the team about data? People skills and ‘dirty’ hacks Where to find LinaJoin DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
Our events: https://datatalks.club/events.html
Jul 30, 202157:55
Running from Complexity - Ben Wilson
We talked about:
Ben’s Background Building solutions for customers Why projects don’t make it to production Why do people choose overcomplicated solutions? The dangers of isolating data science from the business unit The importance of being able to explain things Maximizing chances of making into production The IKEA effect Risks of implementing novel algorithms If it can be done simply – do that first Don’t become the guinea pig for someone’s white paper The importance of stat skills and coding skills Structuring an agile team for ML work Timeboxing research Mentoring Ben’s book ‘Uncool techniques’ at AI-First companies Should managers learn data science? Do data scientists need to specialize to be successful?Links:
Ben's book: https://www.manning.com/books/machine-learning-engineering-in-action (get 35% off with code "ctwsummer21")Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
Our events: https://datatalks.club/events.html
Jul 23, 202101:11:43
I Want to Build a Machine Learning Startup! - Elena Samuylova
We talked about:
Elena’s background Why do a startup instead of being an employee? Where to get ideas for your startup Finding a co-founder What should you consider before starting a startup? Vertical startup vs infrastructure startup ‘AI First’ startups Building tools for engineers What skills do you need to start a startup? Startup risks How to be prepared to fail Work-life balance The part-time startup approach Startup investment models No resources and no technical expertise – what to do? Productionizing your services When to hire an expert Talking to people with a problem before solving the problem Starting Elena’s startup, Evidently Elena’s role at Evidently Why is Evidently open source? “People will just copy my open source code. Should I be concerned?” Bottom-up adoption Creating value so that clients engage with your product Is there a difference between countries when creating a startup? Does open source mean the data is safer? When should you hire engineers? Following the market Startups out of genuine interest vs Just for money and for funLinks:
EvidentlyAI: https://evidentlyai.com/ Elena's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenasamuylova/ Elena's Twitter: https://twitter.com/elenasamuylova/Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Jul 16, 202158:26
Big Data Engineer vs Data Scientist - Roksolana Diachuk
Links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/dead_flowers22 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roksolanadiachuk/Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
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Jul 09, 202101:01:30
Build Your Own Data Pipeline - Andreas Kretz
We talked about:
Andreas’s background Why data engineering is becoming more popular Who to hire first – a data engineer or a data scientist? How can I, as a data scientist, learn to build pipelines? Don’t use too many tools What is a data pipeline and why do we need it? What is ingestion? Can just one person build a data pipeline? Approaches to building data pipelines for data scientists Processing frameworks Common setup for data pipelines — car price prediction Productionizing the model with the help of a data pipeline Scheduling Orchestration Start simple Learning DevOps to implement data pipelines How to choose the right tool Are Hadoop, Docker, Cloud necessary for a first job/internship? Is Hadoop still relevant or necessary? Data engineering academy How to pick up Cloud skills Avoid huge datasets when learning Convincing your employer to do data science How to find AndreasLinks:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreas-kretz Data engieering cookbook: https://cookbook.learndataengineering.com/ Course: https://learndataengineering.com/Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
Our events: https://datatalks.club/events.html
Jul 02, 202101:01:53
From Software Engineering to Machine Learning - Santiago Valdarrama
We talked about:
Santiago’s background “Transitioning to ML” vs “Adding ML as a skill” Getting over the fear of math for software developers Learning by explaining Seven lessons I learned about starting a career in machine learning Lesson 1 – Take the first step Lesson 2 – Learning is a marathon, not a sprint Lesson 3 – If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. Lesson 4 – Do something with the knowledge you gain Lesson 5 – ML is not just math. Math is not scary. Lesson 6 – Your ability to analyze a problem is the most important skill. Coding is secondary. Lesson 7 – You don’t need to know every detail Tools and frameworks needed to transition to machine learning Problem-based learning vs Top-down learning Learning resources Santiago’s favorite books Santiago’s course on transitioning to machine learning Improving coding skills Building solutions without machine learning Becoming a better engineer What is the difference between machine learning and data science? Getting into machine learning - Reiteration Getting past the mathLinks:
Santiago's Twitter: https://twitter.com/svpino Santiago's course: https://gumroad.com/svpino#kBjbC Pinned tweet with a roadmap: https://twitter.com/svpino/status/1400798154732212230Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
Our events: https://datatalks.club/events.html
Jun 25, 202159:43
Analytics Engineer: New Role in a Data Team - Victoria Perez Mola
Links:
https://www.notion.so/Analytics-Engineer-New-Role-in-a-Data-Team-9decbf33825c4580967cf3173eb77177 https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoriaperezmola/Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
Our events: https://datatalks.club/events.html
Conference: https://datatalks.club/conferences/2021-summer-marathon.html
Jun 18, 202159:55
Data Governance - Jessi Ashdown, Uri Gilad
We talked about:
Jessi’s background Uri’s background Data governance Implementing data governance: policies and processes Reasons not to have data governance Start with “why” Cataloging and classifying our data Let data work for you The human component Data quality Defining policies Implementing policies Shopping-card experience for requesting data Proving the value of data catalog Using data catalog Data governance = data catalog?Links:
Book: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/data-governance-the/9781492063483/ Jessi’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jashdown/ Uri’s LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ugilad Uri’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ugiladJoin DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
Our events: https://datatalks.club/events.html
Conference: https://datatalks.club/conferences/2021-summer-marathon.html
Jun 11, 202157:59
What Data Scientists Don’t Mention in Their LinkedIn Profiles - Yury Kashnitsky
We talked about:
Yury’s background Failing fast: Grammarly for science Not failing fast: Keyword recommender Four steps to epiphany Lesson learned when bringing XGBoost into production When data scientists try to be engineers Joining a fintech startup: Doing NLP with thousands of GPUs Working at a Telco company Having too much freedom The importance of digital presence Work-life balance Quantifying impact of failing projects on our CVs Business trips to Perm: don’t work on the weekend What doesn’t kill you makes you strongerLinks:
Yury's course: https://mlcourse.ai/ Yury's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ykashnitskyJoin DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
Our events: https://datatalks.club/events.html
Jun 04, 202159:56
Becoming a Data-led Professional - Arpit Choudhury
We talked about:
Data-led academy Arpit’s background Growth marketing Being data-led Data-led vs data-driven Documenting your data: creating a tracking plan Understanding your data Tools for creating a tracking plan Data flow stages Tracking events — examples Collecting the data Storing and analyzing the data Data activation Tools for data collection Data warehouses Reverse ETL tools Customer data platforms Modern data stack for growth Buy vs build People we need to in the data flow Data democratization Motivating people to document data Product-led vs data-ledLinks:
https://dataled.academy/Join our Slack: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
May 28, 202101:00:20
How to Market Yourself (without Being a Celebrity) - Shawn Swyx Wang
We talked about:
Shawn’s background and his book Marketing ourselves Components of personal marketing Personal brand for an average developer Picking a domain: what to write about? Being too niche Finding a good niche Learning in public Borrowed platforms vs own platform Starting on social media: Picking what they put down Career transitioning: mutual exchange of value Personal marketing for getting a new job Getting hired through the back door Finding content ideas Marketing yourself in public — summary Open-source knowledge Internal marketing: promoting ourselves at work Signature initiative Public speaking Wrapping up Discount for the coding career book 75% of the engineering ladder criteria are not technicalLinks:
Shawn's personal page: https://www.swyx.io/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/swyx Book of the week page: https://datatalks.club/books/20210510-the-coding-career-handbook.html (with a discount for DTC members!)Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
Our events: https://datatalks.club/events.html
May 21, 202101:02:57
From Physics to Machine Learning - Tatiana Gabruseva
We talked about:
Tatiana’s background 12 career hacks and changing career Hack #1: Change your social circle Hack #2: Forget your fears and stereotypes Hack #3: Forget distractions Hack #4: Don’t overestimate others and don’t underestimate yourself Hack #5: Attention genius Hack #6: Make a team Hack #7: Less is more. Forget about perfectionism Hack #8: Initial creation Hack #9: Find mentors Hack #10: Say “no” Hack #11: Look for failures Hack #12: Take care of yourself Kaggle vs internships and pet projects Resources for learning machine learning Starting with Kaggle Improving focus Astroinformatics How background in Physics is helpful for transitioning Leaving academia Preparing for interviewsLinks:
Mock interviews: https://www.pramp.com/ Learning ML: https://www.coursera.org/learn/machine-learning and https://www.coursera.org/specializations/deep-learning Python: https://www.coursera.org/learn/machine-learning-with-python SQL: https://www.sqlhabit.com/ Practice: https://www.kaggle.com/ MIT 6.006: https://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.006/fall11/notes.shtml Coding: https://leetcode.com/ System design: https://www.educative.io/courses/grokking-the-system-design-interview Ukrainian telegram groups for interview preparation: https://t.me/FaangInterviewChannel, https://t.me/FaangTechInterview, https://t.me/FloodInterviewJoin DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
May 14, 202101:06:33
What I Learned After Interviewing 300 Data Scientists - Oleg Novikov
We talked about:
Oleg’s background Standing out in recruitment process NextRound — a service for free mock interviews Why rejections are generic Starting NextRount — preparing a list of situations Steps in the interview process Read the job description! CV is your landing page Take-home assignments Questions about your past experience Hypothetical case questions Technical rounds Handling rejections What to do after receiving an offer? Do recruiters pay attention to age? Getting a job with a PhD — it’s a cold start problem Should I answer rejection emails? Negotiating when my salary is low Should I apply for jobs that require 5 years of experience? Tricking applicant tracking systems What else Oleg learned after interviewing 300 data scientists How a horse's ass determined the design of a space shuttleLinks:
Oleg's service for interviews: https://nextround.cc/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olegnovikov/Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
May 07, 202101:08:36
Effective Communication with Business for Data Professionals - Lior Barak
We talked about:
DataTalks.Club intro Lior’s background Who is a data strategist? Improving communication between business and tech Building trust Putting data and business people together Dealing with pushbacks Building things in the lean way (and growing tomatoes) Starting with ugly code Convincing others to take our code MVP vs development and Hummus Talking to people who can’t code Break down the silos Hummus Hummus places in Berlin Lior’s book: Data is Like a Plate of Hummus Data chaosLinks:
Book: https://www.amazon.com/-/en/Sarah-Mayor/dp/B086L277LZ (can be found on any amazon store) Company: https://www.taleaboutdata.com/ Podcast: https://podcast.whatthedatapodcast.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liorbarak/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/liorbHummus places in Berlin:
Azzam: https://goo.gl/maps/uCkb3ATc5CVKapDa6 Akkawy: https://g.page/akkawy The Eatery Berlin: https://g.page/theeateryberlinJoin DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
Apr 30, 202157:23
Data Observability - Barr Moses
We covered:
Barr’s background Market gaps in data reliability Observability in engineering Data downtime Data quality problems and the five pillars of data observability Example: job failing because of a schema change Three pillars of observability (good pipelines and bad data) Observability vs monitoring Finding the root cause Who is accountable for data quality? (the RACI framework) Service level agreements Inferring the SLAs from the historical data Implementing data observability Data downtime maturity curve Monte carlo: data observability solution Open source tools Test-driven development for data Is data observability cloud agnostic? Centralizing data observability Detecting downstream and upstream data usage Getting bad data vs getting unusual dataLinks:
Learn more about Monte Carlo: https://www.montecarlodata.com/ The Data Engineer's Guide to Root Cause Analysis: https://www.montecarlodata.com/the-data-engineers-guide-to-root-cause-analysis/ Why You Need to Set SLAs for Your Data Pipelines: https://www.montecarlodata.com/how-to-make-your-data-pipelines-more-reliable-with-slas/ Data Observability: The Next Frontier of Data Engineering: https://www.montecarlodata.com/data-observability-the-next-frontier-of-data-engineering/ To get in touch with Barr, ping her in the DataTalks.Club group or use barr@montecarlodata.comJoin DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
Apr 23, 202101:01:44
Shifting Career from Analytics to Data Science - Andrada Olteanu
We talked about:
Andrada’s background
Recommended courses Kaggle and StackOverflow Doing notebooks on Kaggle Projects for learning data science Finding a job and a mentor with Kaggle’s help The process for looking for a job Main difficulties of getting a job Project portfolio and Kaggle Helpful analytical skills for transitioning into data science Becoming better at coding Learning by imitating Is doing masters helpful? Getting into data science without a masters Kaggle is not just about competitions The last tip: use social mediaLinks:
https://www.kaggle.com/andradaolteanu https://twitter.com/andradaolteanuu https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrada-olteanu-3806a2132/Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
Apr 16, 202101:02:34
Transitioning from Project Management to Data Science - Ksenia Legostay
We talked about:
Knesia’s background Data analytics vs data science Skills needed for data analytics and data science Benefits of getting a masters degree Useful online courses How project management background can be helpful for the career transition Which skills do PMs need to become data analysts? Going from working with spreadsheets to working with python Kaggle Productionizing machine learning models Getting experience while studying Looking for a job Gap between theory and practice Learning plan for transitioning Last tips and getting involved in projectsLinks:
Notes prepared by Ksenia with all the info: https://www.notion.so/ksenialeg/DataTalks-Club-7597e55f476040a5921db58d48cf718fJoin DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
Apr 09, 202101:03:32
Building Online Tech Communities - Demetrios Brinkmann
We talked about:
Demetrious’ background and starting the MLOps community Growing MLOps community Community moderations and dealing with problems Becoming a community and connecting with people Feeling belonged Managing a community as an introvert Keeping communities active Doing custdev and talking to users Random coffee and meeting with community members Organizing community activities Is community a business? Five steps for starting a community in 2021 Shameless plug from DemetriousLinks:
https://mlops.community/Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
Apr 02, 202101:13:52
DataOps 101 - Lars Albertsson
We talked about:
Lars’ career Doing DataOps before it existed What is DataOps Data platform Main components of the data platform and tools to implement it Books about functional programming principles Batch vs Streaming Maturity levels Building self-service tools MLOps vs DataOps Data Mesh Keeping track of transformations Lake houseLinks:
https://www.scling.com/reading-list/ https://www.scling.com/presentations/Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
Mar 26, 202101:09:26
The Essentials of Public Speaking for Career in Data Science - Ben Taylor
We talked about:
Ben’s background AI evangelism Ben’s first experiences speaking in public Becoming a great speaker Key Takeaways and Call to Action Making a good introduction Being Remembered Writing a talk proposal for conferences Landing a keynote Good topics to start talks on Pitching a solution talk to meetup organizers Top public speaking skill to acquire Book recommendationsJoin DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
Mar 19, 202101:08:48
New Roles and Key Skills to Monetize Machine Learning - Vin Vashishta
We discussed monetization roles and the capabilities people need to move into those roles.
The key roles are ML Researcher, ML Architect, and ML Product Manager.
We talked about:
Vin's career journey
What does it mean to "monetize machine learning" Important monetization metrics Who should we have on the team to make a project successful Machine Learning Researcher (applied and scientist) - background, responsibilities, and needed skills Developing new categories The best recipe for a startup: angry users + data scientists What research actually is ML Product Manager - background, responsibilities, and needed skills How product managers can actually manage all their responsibilities (and they have a lot of them!) ML Architect - background, responsibilities, and needed skills Path to becoming an architect How should we change education to make it more effective Important product metricsAnd more!
Links:
https://twitter.com/v_vashishta https://linkedin.com/in/vineetvashishta https://databyvsquared.com/Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
Mar 12, 202101:19:52
Personal Branding - Admond Lee Kin Lim
We talked about:
Admond's career journey What is personal brand How Admond started being active online Publishing on medium and LinkedIn Idea generation process and tools Other platforms Podcasts Offline presence 1x1 meetings Speaking on conferences Having confidence to publish Selling online courses Personal values Admond's courseAnd many other things
Links:
https://twitter.com/admond1994 https://linkedin.com/in/admond1994 https://buzzsumo.com https://feedly.com/ https://lunchclub.com/ https://thelead.io/data-scientist-personal-brand-toolkit?utm_medium=instructor&utm_source=admondJoin DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
Mar 05, 202101:13:14
The ABC’s of Data Science - Danny Ma
Did you know that there are 3 types different types of data scientists? A for analyst, B for builder, and C for consultant - we discuss the key differences between each one and some learning strategies you can use to become A, B, or C.
We talked about:
Links:
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Feb 26, 202101:25:49
Translating ML Predictions Into Better Real-World Results with Decision Optimization - Dan Becker
We talked about:
How we make decisions with machine learning What is decision optimization Specifying the decision function Emulation for making the best decisions Decision optimization and reinforcement learning Getting started with decision optimization Trends in the industryLinks:
https://datatalks.club/people/danbecker.html https://www.decision.ai/Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
Feb 19, 202155:44
Feature Stores: Cutting through the Hype - Willem Pienaar
We covered:
What is a feature store Problems it solves When to use a feature store When not to use a feature store The main components When a team should start using a feature storeLinks:
Feast: https://feast.dev/ https://www.tecton.ai/blog/what-is-a-feature-store/ https://docs.greatexpectations.io/en/latest/reference/core_concepts.htmlJoin DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club
Feb 12, 202101:01:06
The Rise of MLOps - Theofilos Papapanagiotou
We covered:
What is MLOps The difference between MLOps and ML Engineering Getting into MLOps Kubeflow and its components, ML Platforms Learning Kubeflow DataOpsAnd other things
Links:
Microsoft MLOps maturity model: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mlops/mlops-maturity-model Google MLOps maturity levels: https://cloud.google.com/solutions/machine-learning/mlops-continuous-delivery-and-automation-pipelines-in-machine-learning MLOps roadmap 2020-2025: https://github.com/cdfoundation/sig-mlops/blob/master/roadmap/2020/MLOpsRoadmap2020.md Kubeflow website: https://www.kubeflow.org/ TFX Paper: https://research.google/pubs/pub46484/Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club
Feb 05, 202101:02:51
Getting Started with Open Source - Vincent Warmerdam
We talked about
open source getting started with open source convincing your employer to contribute to open source public speaking the checklist for open source projects the role of research advocateAnd many more things!
Links from Vincent:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68ABAU_V8qI&t=975s&ab_channel=PyData https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYMfE9u-lMo&t=958s&ab_channel=PyData https://koaning.io/projects.html https://calmcode.io/ https://makenames.io/ https://koaning.github.io/clumper/api/clumper.htmlJoin DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club
Jan 29, 202101:02:47
Developer Advocacy for Data Science - Elle O'Brien
We talked about development advocacy for data science.
We covered
The role of a developer advocate The skills needed for the job and the responsibilities How to become a developer advocateYou can find Elle on:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrElleOBrien LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drelleobrien DVC's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC37rp97Go-xIX3aNFVHhXfQJoin DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club
Jan 23, 202155:36
The Importance of Writing in a Tech Career - Eugene Yan
We talk about blogging technical writing. We cover:
Why should we write online? What should we write about? Writing at work: Design documents, wikis, etc. The writing process (also at work)Eugene's website: eugeneyan.com
Follow Eugene on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eugeneyan
Suggest topics: https://eugeneyan.com/topic-poll/
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Jan 15, 202157:24
Mentoring - Rahul Jain
We talked about:
The role of mentoring in career Looking for mentors and preparing for mentoring sessions as a mentee Becoming a mentorAnd many other things!
Links:
Rahul's profile on the mentoring club: https://www.mentoring-club.com/the-mentors/rahul-jain Rahul's article about mentoring: https://rahulj51.github.io/career/coaching/mentoring/2020/06/22/career-coaching.htmlJoin DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club
Dec 25, 202056:12
Standing out as a Data Scientist - Luke Whipps
We covered:
Getting the recruiter's attention Making CV look great Tailoring your application to the positionAnd many other things!
Luke's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukewhipps/
Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club
Dec 18, 202001:09:26
Building a Data Science Team - Dat Tran
We talked about:
Dat's career so far and the startup he co-founded (Priceloop) Who to hire first in a data team How to hire the first data scientistAnd many other things!
You can find Dat on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dat-tran-a1602320/
Join DataTalksClub: https://datatalks.club
Dec 11, 202058:45
Processes in a Data Science Project - Alexey Grigorev
In this podcast, we talk about CRISP-DM - a methodology for organizing data science projects
DataTalks.Club is the place to talk about data. Join our community: datatalks.club
Read more about CRISP-DM here: mlbookcamp.com/article/crisp-dm
DataTalks.Club is the place to talk about data. Join our community: datatalks.club
Read more about CRISP-DM here: mlbookcamp.com/article/crisp-dm
Dec 04, 202031:33
Roles in a data team - Alexey Grigorev
We talked about:
- different roles in a data team: product managers, data analysts, data engineers, data scientists, ML engineers, MLOps engineers
- their responsibilities
- the skills they need
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Nov 21, 202042:45