Hi! I’m Arunn.
As a Senior Data Scientist and a Mentor, I help data enthusiasts break into and grow in the world of data science. I share learnings, approaches, and everything about my journey to become a successful data scientist, hoping to inspire you to achieve the same.
Besides, I write about building a profitable side-hustle. Who doesn’t want to make money on the side doing what they love?
You can reach out to me on LinkedIn for writing gigs and join my private list of email friends, never to miss an update.
My most-read articles:
Doing this early for your next project will save you weeks of effort and stress
If you've worked in the AI industry with real-world data, you’d understand the pain. No matter how streamlined the data collection process is, the data we’re about to model is always messy.
According to IBM, the 80/20 Rule holds for data science as well. 80% of a data scientist’s valuable…
Office Hours
7 actionable steps that can benefit your team and the intern
I haven’t felt this accomplished in a while.
You can get promoted, make a lot of money writing online, and build a loyal audience as a top writer, yet, it doesn’t match up to the satisfaction of helping a data enthusiast unleash his true potential.
I helped supervise a young…
You can either be an Amateur or a Pro — the choice is yours.
Do you always feel it’s unfair almost all platforms pay five figures to their top creators while you still struggle to cross a two-digit pay-off? Do you feel like there’s some secret sauce these pro-creators are using which you’re not aware of? …
Machine Learning
I wish I found this solution much earlier
I have built Computer Vision projects successfully in the past, and I’ll be honest, it’s not easy. No, I’m not saying the rest of the AI projects are easy because they’re equally challenging, but CV projects take it to a different level.
Careers
Let’s settle this once and for all
I can vividly remember creating my “MS in US” plan in my final year of university. GRE. TOEFL. Universities and their rankings. Statement of Purpose. Letter of recommendations from professors. Student loans.
When I started learning data science in 2017, I was made to believe I needed a Master’s degree…
A few weeks of learning can help you stand out from the crowd in the long run
“What is your weakness?” the interviewer fired the age-old typical question.
“Statistics for data science”, I replied without thinking twice.
I can see their eyebrows raised with concern. They were not expecting this. “So what did you do about it?” they inquired, exactly the way I planned this to go.
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Opinion
And that’s OK. Here’s how to stand out eventually.
Do you feel like, these days, every other student wants to break into data science?
Does it look like everybody on LinkedIn is doing the same Andrew Ng’s machine learning course?
Do you run out of hope that you’d be recruited as a data scientist amongst the sea of data…
No, you don’t have to quit your 9–5 to do what you love.
“How do you manage to write so much while having a challenging full-time job?”
I often laugh it off when I get asked the same question the 496789275th time. Do you want the answer?
You need to enjoy writing to become better at it slowly. You need to be willing…
No, you don’t have to quit your job to do what you love.
I’m a private person. I’m a writer. People like me do exist.
Despite being a writer, I’ve kept my personal life aside. I write about data science, work-life, side-hustles, and my personal development journey. …
