Ideas on learning data,
building a portfolio, and getting hired.
Career guides, honest roadmaps, and advice on breaking into data, from the team building D8A Academy.
A day in the life of a business analyst
No two days are the same, but the patterns are consistent: lots of conversations, a surprising amount of documentation, and constant translation between business and tech.
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How to gather requirements as a data analyst
Requirement gathering is the first step of every data project, and the one most analysts quietly struggle with. Here's a structured framework for scoping any project.
How to transition into a data career from any background
Thousands of people move into data every year from marketing, finance, healthcare and teaching. Here's the honest roadmap: what it takes and how long it really is.
DA, DS, DE, BA: what's the actual difference?
Data Analyst, Data Scientist, Data Engineer, Business Analyst: four titles that overlap on every job board. Here's a clear map so you can pick your path.
From student to $750/day as a data analyst
How I went from a business school degree to working with Hermès, Rimowa and the LVMH group as a freelance data analyst, and what actually got me hired at each step.
What is a good roadmap to learn data analysis?
You Google "how to become a data analyst" and get 50 different roadmaps. Most of them are broken. Here is why, and the project-based approach that actually works.