Summary: <p><span style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><br> How To Learn Data Science on Your Nights and Weekends. An enlightening interview with Fernando Hidalgo.</p> <div>Listen and subscribe on <a href="http://wehnered.com/iTunes">iTunes</a> | <a href="http://www.wehnered.com/Stitcher">Stitcher</a> | <a href="https://www.wehnered.com/Google-Play-CHP">Google Play</a> | <a href="https://www.wehnered.com/PlayerFM">PlayerFM</a>| <a href="https://www.wehnered.com/iHeartRadio">iHeart Radio</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_bqIRtl5UI">YouTube</a> </div> <p>Our guest today is Fernando Hidalgo. He's a self-taught coder and is currently a data scientist at Discovery Communications. He is interested in startups, block chain technology and helping others navigate the tech career field. Let’s hear what he has to say about data science and learn how you can follow in his shoes to earn the tech career you desire through online courses and personal projects on your nights and weekends.</p> <p>Key Takeaways:</p> <ul> <li>improve yourself bit by bit, day by day</li> <li>build your business knowledge so you can better provide value and make yourself an appealing candidate/employee</li> <li> projects are far more important for getting hired than earning the skills taught in courses</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Show Notes:</strong></span></p> <p>Fernando Hidalgo. Data scientist at <a href="https://prismoji.com/">Prismoji</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdKUJxjn-R8">Tiny Habits TED Talk</a> by BJ Fogg</p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CRGI0OI/">Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes</a> by Tom Rath</p> <p><a href="https://www.udemy.com/python-for-data-science-and-machine-learning-bootcamp/">Udemy Python for Data Science and Machine Learning Bootcamp</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.thisismetis.com/data-science-bootcamps">Metis Data Science Bootcamps</a></p> <p><a href="http://scikit-learn.org/stable/">Sci-kit</a> Machine Learning in Python</p> <p>Make an online portfolio with <a href="https://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace</a></p> <p><a href="https://github.com/">Github</a></p> <p>Fernando's Online <a href="http://fernandodata.com">Portfolio</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.wehnered.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Draft-pitch-email-to-recruiter.png">Sample email to send to recruiters</a></p> <p>Prep for a data science technical interview at <a href="https://datamasked.com/">Data Masked</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.producthunt.com/">Product Hunt</a>: The best new products, every day</p> <p><a href="https://www.producthunt.com/@levelsio/">Peiter Levels</a>: <a href="https://www.producthunt.com/newsletter/534?ref=producthunt">Maker of the Year on Product Hunt</a></p>
