Writing this feels like career suicide — “You have been talking a lot about your learnings and successes; why not spill some of your mistakes and regrets too?” That was my sister after I had lost a bet yesterday. Now she’s forcing me into writing this article. I know what you’re thinking — she has a fair…

Looker for beginners: From creating your first dashboard to becoming a proficient LookML Developer — Early in my career, I’d say: building dashboard using drag-and-drop tools were uncool. I’d be immensely proud if I built dashboards using lengthy codes of python, matplotlib, plotly, or streamlit. C’mon, I’m a machine learning engineer. I want to code — not drag and drop. So 2 years passed without…

As I reflect, the ROI was insane — This year has made me realize what matters to me most: Freedom. I made a series of decisions to gain control of my freedom back. Freedom to pursue: happiness, health, and wealth. I rarely write personal articles because I’m conscious and aware that you follow me for the valuable career…

Hi, I’m starting a new venture. An all-in-one website for data enthusiasts. — Hi there! If we haven’t met before, I’m Arunn, a full-time data scientist and a part-time writer. I write extensively about breaking into data science, and growing in the field, backed by personal experiences. I started learning data science in 2017 (my story will follow a little later) and started…

I’ve done some courses online; what next? — As an aspiring data scientist, one of the best ways to gain experience and improve your skills is to work on real-world projects. This will not only allow you to apply what you have learned in a practical setting, but it will also allow you to learn new things and…

Learning curriculum and portfolio projects updated for 2023 — It’s been 5 years since I embarked on my data science journey. I remember how uncertain I felt when I started. After deciding to pursue a career in data science, everyone I spoke to told me to go for a Masters from a top US university. …

And why is everyone talking about it? — Is it just me, or do you also feel like the words “Data-Centric AI” is everywhere? Andrew Ng mentions this in most of his newsletters. Gartner recognizes Data-Centric AI as one of the emerging trends in data analytics and AI in 2022. Landing AI and DeepLearning AI hosted a “Data-Centric…

Digging beyond the standard data profiling — Pandas Profiling was always my goto-secret tool to understand the data and uncover meaningful insights, in a few minutes, under a few lines of code. Whenever I was given a new dataset, I would generate a profiling report first and inspect the data. Only then would I start my exploratory…

#4 Run away from viral articles. — I was on a client call the other day. “You said you mostly write Linkedin and Medium. So, what is your current audience size?” “Oh — I’m not sure; let me look it up.” That was when I realized I had cross 10K+ followers across platforms. A bit of context…