falco925

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by falco925 5y ago
I have a similar story except I didn't move anywhere to reduce burn, I just worked a full time job and built the company in my off hours. But I did prototype, charging a small fee, for almost 2 yrs too. Once I launched the v1, I went f
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A Data Scientist Should Communicate with Stakeholders(kdnuggets.com)
1 points by falco925 5y ago|0 comments
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by falco925 6y ago
Thanks for at least taking a look and replying =) I do know a bit of Django and will likely extend to other dbs, if there's a need. I originally connected to both HIVE and Greenplum databases because that's what I have at work. As
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by falco925 6y ago
Just wanted to share a simple py script that I built to automate uploading multiple csv files to a postgres database. The script will clean the file name and column headers and create the SQL statements to create the db table and upload the
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Show HN: Simple Python script to automatically upload CSV files to a database(github.com)
1 points by falco925 6y ago|3 comments
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by falco925 6y ago
Following you on IG now. I just wanted a medium where your site and it's art work would bubble up on occasion since I'm not always buying artwork. I think IG is perfect considering you just share art work. Perhaps promoting the IG
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by falco925 6y ago
very cool. Can I suggest you add a mail list feature to collect emails? I very much want to stay connected with you guys and get your latest news.
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by falco925 6y ago
This is a really cool site. Will buy some art from here! Congrats man
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by falco925 6y ago
I built a webapp with hundreds of SQL and python questions to help aspiring data scientists practice for their interviews. It's not really passive because it was a massive undertaking to write the questions/solutions and create th
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by falco925 6y ago
Hey guys, I've posted here before to show off a collection of 500 SQL and python interview questions ( https://platform.stratascratch.com ) and got a lot of great feedback from you all. I'm back because I wanted to share
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Show HN: A collection of 1000 (mostly free) data science interview questions(platform.stratascratch.com)
3 points by falco925 6y ago|1 comments
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Ask HN: What platform do you recommend to learn how to code for data scientists?
1 points by falco925 6y ago|0 comments
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by falco925 6y ago
Yea, I completely understand what you're talking about. There's many "solutions" because sometimes there's no real solution. In practice and in an interview, often times it's about a dialogue and aligning with
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by falco925 6y ago
In practice, rarely ever. I do my data pulls and some joining and manipulation in SQL. But anything more complicated gets done in python.
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by falco925 6y ago
Hi, thanks letting me know. I'll make sure to add that feature in ASAP. Appreciate it.
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by falco925 6y ago
Thanks so much. The data science interviews are a bit of the kitchen sink as well. I am also planning to release a bunch of technical non-coding interview questions that cover statistics, modeling, machine learning, product sense, business
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by falco925 6y ago
Hey guys, just wanted to share a resource that I created a while back but recently redesigned and relaunched. I collected 500+ data science interview questions for SQL and python coding questions. I kept many of the questions as is and re-w
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Show HN: I collected 500 python & SQL questions from data science interviews(platform.stratascratch.com)
21 points by falco925 6y ago|10 comments
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by falco925 7y ago
Hi HN, I've spent my career continuously prepping and practicing for technical interviews, specifically SQL and python. I also teach SQL and python as an adjunct professor at a local university. I built Strata Scratch to help others pr
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Show HN: Prepare for SQL interviews with real questions from companies(stratascratch.com)
1 points by falco925 7y ago|1 comments
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by falco925 7y ago
I run an edtech platform that helps users improve their analytical skills and prepare them for technical interviews. It's somewhat niche in that it's a platform focused on beginner marketing analytics and data science. I launched
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by falco925 7y ago
What is defined as "valuable" to you? People and companies have different definitions, and as your age into the workforce, how you contribute to your work changes. As a 22 year old dev, "valuable" can be defined as writi
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by falco925 7y ago
Hi HN, I've spent my career continuously prepping and practicing for technical interviews, specifically SQL and python, and mainly for marketing analytics and some data science. I also teach SQL and python on the side and need a platfo
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Show HN: Prepare for technical interviews with real questions from companies(stratascratch.com)
1 points by falco925 7y ago|1 comments
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by falco925 8y ago
Usually I'm trying to balance out many things, which makes it more difficult than the weekdays: - getting more sleep - working on my side startup - getting some form of exercise - reading all the things I've queued up during the
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by falco925 8y ago
I am/was in a similar situation where I really wanted to start something on the side. I spent 6-mo trying out new ideas and experienced all the same problems you did (i.e., tired after work, can't devote enough time to build the p
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by falco925 8y ago
I built stratascratch.com working a full-time job and teaching at a university 1-2x a week in the evenings. The idea came from the amount of headaches and inefficiencies I experienced trying to teach non-technical students how to code. I bu