Side Hustle Strategies for Data Science and Analytics Experts

Overview

Diversify your career prospects by integrating a side hustle with your existing responsibilities. Learn how to leverage your data science and analytics skills to work for yourself.

Syllabus

Introduction

Effectively combining entrepreneurism and data science
Side hustle in a changing remote-work world

1. Writing

Getting started with writing using the role of the technical reviewer in authoring technical books
Consider being a second author or an uncredited contributor
How to share the burden of a book with a coauthor
Why you might want to be the editor of a book
Gain visibility by strategically choosing books to review
How to use blogging to amplify the benefits of your other work

2. Training

Finding your niche in the international training marketplace
How do the big training companies find and work with trainers?
The pros and cons of trying to write your own training materials
The excitement and cautions of international training engagements
Strategies for part-time training while working full time

3. Conferences

Support conferences with your labor to combat high registration fees
Starting out as a speaker by speaking for free
Recruit more established presenters and copresent with them
The ins and out of paid conference presentations

4. Consulting

Build your reputation on competition and gigs
A beginner's guide to the paperwork side of consulting
Staff augmentation or mentoring: Adopting a strategy to compete for the kinds of gigs you want

5. Academics

Why it is important to be the best student in class
How to leverage the many career benefits of being a part-time student or instructor
The growing market for university-affiliated data science teaching and curriculum development
Take full advantage of your temporary university affiliation by finding and working with colleagues

Conclusion