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Dear Analyst #101: How to invest in modern data startups with David Yakobovitch
Outside of Excel, you've seen and heard multiple data platforms on this newsletter and podcast. Everything from commercial data platforms to open-source platforms driven by communities. In this episod
Dear Analyst #100: Hitting a hunned! A look back at the top 5 episodes of Dear Analyst
Holy cannoli. Somehow we've hit 100 hundred episodes of the Dear Analyst podcast. This podcast started off as an experiment because I was lazy and got tired of writing. I figured speaking about Excel
Dear Analyst #99: Hyperscaling at Uber Eats and using VBA to automate M&A models with Ryan Cunningham
MLOps, neuromorphic computing, next-generation enterprises. These are concepts you generally don't hear about in the field of data analytics. This episode shows that you can parlay a career in data an
Dear Analyst #98: How a career in graphic design helps you with data storytelling and visualizations with Wacarra Yeomans
When you're working in a marketing or advertising agency, you'll work with clients across various industries. The data you analyze will also vary client to client, giving you exposure to various datas
Dear Analyst #97: Becoming a data Swiss army knife for marketing, operations, and customer support data problems with Sarah Krasnik
As a flex player on a data team, you might play the role of a data scientist, data analyst, or data engineer. Sarah Krasnik is one of those people who has held all these roles. In this conversation, S
Dear Analyst #96: Treating data as code and the new frontier for DBAs with Sean Scott
What did the developer say to the DBA? It doesn't matter, the answer is "no." I've never worked with a database administrator (DBA) before but know they play an important part in the data lifecycle at
Dear Analyst #95: Nobody ever got fired for choosing Google Sheets
The motivation for this post/episode is a selfish one (scroll to the very bottom or skip to the end of the podcast to see why). As I thought about the framing of this post during my normal "thinking"
Dear Analyst #94: Helen Mary Barrameda on having a “portfolio career” prior to being a data analyst, winning the NASA Space Apps challenge, and wfh tips
A common theme I've noticed from talking with many data analysts and data engineers is that they didn't come from a "data" background. Helen Mary Barrameda someone who exemplifies this theme. She is b
Dear Analyst #93: How to bring data literacy to schools and teaching Python with Sean Tibor and Kelly Schuster-Paredes
This episode is quite different from other episodes for a few reasons. One, it's the first time I've had two guests on the show at the same time. Second, it's the first time I've had educators on the
Dear Analyst #92: Generating insights from vehicle telemetry data and crafting a data strategy with Victor Rodrigues
Data can come from different places, and one area I don't hear about too often is from vehicles. Victor Rodrigues is from Brazil and transitioned into a career in data six years ago. Before that, he w