DataTalks.Club

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DataTalks.Club episodes:

March 25, 2022Visualising 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

Links:
A Visual Introduction to Deep Learning by Meor Amer: https://gumroad.com/a/63231091

kDimensions website: https://kdimensions.com/

Book to learn about Figma: https://figmabook.com/

Jack Butcher's approach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azhqc4K-GAE

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53min
March 18, 2022From 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

Links:
Website: https://www.thatjuanpablo.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thatjuanpablo

BROKE teacher to FAANG engineer Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/thatjuanpablo/status/1475806246317875203

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thatjuanpablo/
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51min
March 11, 2022From 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/
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55min
March 04, 2022Becoming 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 process

Links:
Rahul's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/16rahuljain/
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52min
February 25, 2022A/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 dough

Links:
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-28bd60b56d70

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55min
February 18, 2022Machine 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 performance

Links:
Valerii's telegram channel (in Russian): t.me/cryptovalerii
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55min
February 11, 2022Career 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 LinkedIn

Links:
Lindsay's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsay-mcquade/

Impostor questionnaire: http://impostortest.nickol.as/

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53min
February 04, 2022Product 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 manager

Links:
Greg's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-coquillo/

Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
Our events: https://datatalks.club/events.html
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54min
January 28, 2022Recruiting 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 recruiters

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58min
January 21, 2022DataTalks.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.Club

Links:
https://eugeneyan.com/writing/informal-mentors-alexey-grigorev/

Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
Our events: https://datatalks.club/events.html
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51min

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How many episodes does DataTalks.Club have?

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