September 14, 2021 AI-Jobs

The Top Skills for a Career in Datascience in 2021

Datascience is exploding in popularity due to how it’s tethered to the future of technology, supply-demand for high paying jobs and being on the bleeding edge of corporate culture, startups and innovation! Students from South and East Asia especially can fast track lucrative technology careers with data science even as tech startups are exploding in those areas with increased foreign funding. Think carefully. Would you consider becoming a Data Scientist? According to Coursera: A data scientist might do the following […]

September 25, 2020 Analytics

Career Transition Towards Data Science: Planning a Learning Sabbatical

At the time of writing this post, I am nine months into my learning sabbatical. You can read about my journey here: “Career Transition Towards Data Analytics & Science”. Today I will share with you how you can plan your own, unique learning sabbatical, regardless of its scope and duration – anywhere between 1 and 12 months. Let’s get started. Begin with the end in mind If you have ever read Stephen Covey’s “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” you […]

September 25, 2020 Analytics

Why Excel Users Should Learn Python

Latest update: November 16, 2018 Microsoft Excel has been around for over 30 years now, and chances are it’s not going to change in the foreseeable future. In fact, Excel is facing immense competition from challengers such as Google Spreadsheets and well-funded start-ups like Airtable, which are both going after Excel’s massive user base of approximately 500 million worldwide. Tech-savvy small and mid-sized businesses embrace innovative alternatives to Excel. However, making a dent in the large enterprise space is a […]