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Ken Jee
May 16, 20231 min read
Risking it all to Join a Stealth Startup (Mark Freeman) - KNN Ep. 150
Today, I had the pleasure of having Mark Freeman back on the show! He has some exciting news! He left his data science job to be employee...
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Ken Jee
May 9, 20231 min read
What Makes Someone Stay in Data Science (Richad Nieves-Becker) - KNN Ep. 149
This week we welcome Richad back to the show. In the last episode, I did with him, he talked about his meteoric career growth going from...
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Ken Jee
May 2, 20231 min read
Why the Best Teachers Learn Alongside You (Kevin Markham) - KNN Ep. 148
This episode of Ken's Nearest Neighbors is powered by Z by HP. HP's high compute, workstation-grade line of products and solutions....
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Ken Jee
Apr 25, 20231 min read
I Interview ChatGPT (GPT-4) - KNN Ep. 147
This episode of Ken’s Nearest Neighbors is powered by Z by HP. HP’s high compute, workstation-grade line of products and solutions....
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Ken Jee
Apr 18, 20231 min read
How to Craft a Fulfilling Career by Embracing Your Authentic Self (Jess Ramos) - KNN Ep. 146
Today, I had the pleasure of interviewing Jess Ramos. Jess is a Senior Data Analyst at Crunchbase, a LinkedIn Learning Instructor, and a...
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Ken Jee
Apr 11, 20231 min read
What Does ChatGPT Mean for Students, Teachers, and Kagglers? (Ruchi Bhatia) - KNN Ep. 145
Today, I had the pleasure of interviewing Ruchi Bhatia. She is a 3x Kaggle Grandmaster and grad student at Carnegie Mellon studying...
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Ken Jee
Apr 4, 20231 min read
Seeds of Innovation: Data Science's Role in Agribusiness (Serg Masís) - KNN Ep. 144
Today, I had the pleasure of interviewing Serg Masis. Serg is a Data Scientist at Syngenta, a leading agribusiness company with a mission...
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Ken Jee
Mar 28, 20231 min read
The Myth of Job Security in Big Tech (Michael Galarnyk) - KNN Ep. 143
This is Michael's second appearance on the podcast! Today, we talked about why he left his most recent job in big tech, diversifying his...
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Ken Jee
Mar 21, 20231 min read
The Best Way for Universities to Prepare Data Science Students? (Greg Hogg) - KNN Ep. 142
Today, I had the pleasure of interviewing Greg Hogg. Greg was a statistics major from the University of Waterloo turned YouTuber with a...
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Ken Jee
Mar 14, 20231 min read
Inside the Kaggle Grandmaster Team at NVIDIA (Theo Viel) - KNN Ep. 141
Today, I had the pleasure of Interviewing Theo Viel. Theo is a French 3x Kaggle Grandmaster (Competitions, Notebooks, Discussions) and...
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Ken Jee
Mar 7, 20231 min read
Rage Quitting SF (Tina Huang and Zach Wilson) - KNN Ep. 140
This week, I had the privilege of interviewing Tina Huang and Zach Wilson. We were roommates for the month in Salt Lake City. Both have...
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Ken Jee
Feb 21, 20231 min read
Where AI Meets Religion and Psychedelics (David Gonzalez) - KNN Ep. 138
David “Gonzo” González is an Executive and Data Science professional with well over a decade of experience putting AI and ML into...
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Ken Jee
Feb 14, 20231 min read
The Data Project too Risky to Share in an Interview (Zach Quinn) - KNN Ep. 137
Zach Quinn is a data engineer and writer with a master's degree in Data Science and an undergraduate degree in journalism. During his,...
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Ken Jee
Feb 7, 20231 min read
Creating Career Insurance in the Age of Tech Layoffs (Matt Harrison) - KNN Ep. 136
Matt Harrison is a renowned author, Python/pandas enthusiast, corporate trainer, and meetup organizer. I had the pleasure of speaking...
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Ken Jee
Jan 31, 20231 min read
Why are Data Science Jobs Disappearing? (Jay Feng) - KNN Ep. 135
Today, I had the pleasure of interviewing Jay Feng. Jay is the founder of Interview Query, a platform that helps you prepare for data...
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Ken Jee
Jan 24, 20231 min read
From Highschool Teacher to Data Science Leader (Ben Doremus) - KNN Ep. 134
Today, I had the pleasure of interviewing Ben Doremus. Ben is a leader in Healthcare Analytics with a broad background in data,...
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Ken Jee
Jan 17, 20231 min read
The Future of Data Engineering (Joe Reis and Matt Housley) - KNN Ep. 133
Joe and Matt are two pioneers in the data engineering space. They recently published the book: The Fundamentals of Data Engineering which...
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Ken Jee
Jan 10, 20231 min read
The TRUTH About Landing Your First Data Job (Avery Smith) - KNN Ep. 132
Today, I had Avery Smith back for his second appearance on the KNN podcast! We talked about fatherhood, growing your own business, and...
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Ken Jee
Jan 3, 20231 min read
How To Prioritize Work and School For a Data Career - KNN Ep. 131 (Devansh)
Devansh is a nomad working in AI Research and Machine Learning. While he is still a college student, Devansh has been able to start a...
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Ken Jee
Dec 27, 20221 min read
When Comedy Collides with the Tech Scene (Socially Inept) - KNN Ep. 130
Today, I had the pleasure of interviewing the team at Socially Inept, a gang of techie comedians. I interviewed Austin, Jesse, Nikita,...
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