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The Data Doesn’t Lie: Secrets From The World of Data Science And Advice On How To Map Your Career

Nicholas Porter

How cool is data? I just attended a panel discussion entitled, “Talk Data to Me” put on by the good folks at General Assembly.

The focus of discussion was how data drives business and product decisions across industries, but also the ups-and-downs of working as data scientist, what companies who hire data scientists look for in candidates and what it is like to be a woman in the industry. Panel members were as follows:

  • Panel Members
    • Jessica Lachs, head of business operations & analytics, DoorDash
    • Lily Jiang, data science manager, Quora
    • Laura Burkhauser, senior product manager, Le Tote
    • Ive Cojuangco, data analyst, Everlane
    • Ling Chen, data science manager, Glassdoor

I live-Tweeted the event. If you’ve ever had interest in the world of data science check out the topics that were covered.

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Thinking About A Career Shift? This Career Change Roadmap Is The Secret To Knowing If You’re Ready

Nicholas Porter

Are you thinking about switching careers, but you’re unsure? What if all you needed was a career change roadmap to help you make the leap?

Well, you aren’t alone. But that shouldn’t be surprising.

Earlier this year I attended a workshop hosted by Career and Personal Branding Consultant Joseph Liu.

The presentation focused on helping participants realize what it takes to truly align your ambitions and personal values with your work to achieve happiness and fulfillment.

The theme of the session was “career reinvention” and it delivered a realistic picture of what it takes to reach that goal.

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Economic Realities of Actual Hardcore Show Promoter Differ From Those of Imagined Hardcore Show Promoter

Nicholas Porter

For several years I ran a production company and booking agency with my best friend and business partner.

We were passionate and active in the Boston area underground hardcore/metal music scene and one day realized if we wanted to see our favorite bands we would have to book them ourselves — DIY style.

So we did and it was a blast. It was also at times pretty miserable. Plenty of stories from those years. We met a ton of characters. But I’ll save some of those stories for another day.

You may know about the awesome satirical punk news website, The Hard Times. I wrote an article recapping some experiences from those wild years booking hardcore shows and submitted it for consideration. It didn’t make the cut so I decided to post it on my own site.

You can read it below. I’d say about 2/3s of it is completely true. A word of caution: it contains some rough language. Consider yourself warned. Enjoy!

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