The Data Hustle
Sai Kumar Bysani, Gowthami PeriThe Data Hustle is here to help you navigate the data world, find opportunities, and grow in your career. I’m Sai Bysani, a Lead Data Analyst at BCBS with an MS in Data Science from UConn. Join 200K+ LinkedIn family for career tips and insights!
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How to Use AI as a Data Analyst Without Losing Your Critical Thinking
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What’s left for you?
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I review a lot of portfolios.
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And in 2026, I’ve noticed something interesting:
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20 Data Science Concepts You Need to Know
Data science can feel overwhelming because there are hundreds of algorithms, frameworks, statistical terms, and AI buzzwords competing for your attention. But once you work on enough projects or sit through enough interviews, you start noti...
How to Build an End-to-End Time Series Forecasting Model using LightGBM
This week’s issue is a guest article by Gowthami Peri, a Lead Data Analyst at Target and the author of The Practical Data Scientist, a weekly newsletter on what data science actually looks like in the real world.
Forecasting sounds simple...
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The Data Hustle is here to help you navigate the data world, find opportunities, and grow in your career. I’m Sai Bysani, a Lead Data Analyst at BCBS with an MS in Data Science from UConn. Join the 135K+ LinkedIn family for career tips and insights!
Gowthami Peri is a Data Scientist passionate about making data science practical and accessible. She writes The Practical Data Scientist, sharing insights on analytics, machine learning, experimentation, AI, and career growth in data.
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