Becoming a Data Scientist Advice From My Podcast Guests

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Seventeen podcast interviews and a Twitter network of about 9,500 followers produce concrete guidance: start by making a simple project report, learn undergraduate-level descriptive statistics, get comfortable coding in Python and running simple machine learning packages, pick a niche and practice deliberately, blog your projects and seek feedback. A learning club of ~500 members with 90 contributors shows peer review matters. Apply for junior roles early and prioritize curiosity communication creative problem solving.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 1:27Where to start
3. 9:53Who to listen to
4. 14:26What to learn
5. 23:09How to learn
6. 26:20Real projects
7. 29:29Job readiness
8. 31:57Summary
9. 32:39Q&A

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