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…

“I’m overwhelmed with all the resources available; what should I do?” — “There are plenty of resources, and I’m confused if I’m on the right path. Could you please help me out?” She worriedly informed. Things took a sharp turn when I heard these lines from one of my mentees, who has been doing so well thus far. …

I use these 3 simple steps to do it over and over again. — A month in as a fresh graduate at work, the founder of our AI startup walks to me and asks, “Arunn, I want you to be an expert in Docker. How long would you need?”. …

Only if I can gain back all the time, I’ve wasted on Excel sheets. — I’m going to be completely honest with you; the time I’ve spent managing the machine learning experiments and keeping track of them is much, much, much more than the time I’ve ever spent on developing the machine learning models. …

Here’s the exam plan I followed, exam experience with free resources, and more. — I sat for the PTE Academic exam and got 90 each, the maximum possible marks for all sections, on my first attempt, after preparing for 7 days. This article is about everything I did to achieve this result. While I was pleasantly surprised with the results, I’m not a PTE…

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. …