I worked as an Analyst for about 6 years in corporate settings. I was either on an Analytics/Data Science team or I was the Manager of Analytics. For the past 4 years I've been doing Consulting for mostly small startups and large tech companies. For the vast majority of work, I much prefer Consulting! One of the best things is that the work is extremely varied. One day I'm working with the marketing team on product market fit for their product, next I'm helping a company migrate their data to Azure, and the next I'm creating videos for a companies onboarding process. I get to choose what I want to do and it keeps things very interesting! I do miss the people aspect of working in person in a corporate setting though. I liked having a group of people to chat with and work with. If you want a steady paycheck consulting is not ideal either - consulting fluctuates a lot month to month and that cannot be great for a lot of families that need a steady income for budgeting. If you have some experience under your belt and you like the idea of consulting, try taking on some projects on the side. Eventually it could cover your salary and you could do it full time!

This week we are taking a look at Tesla's New "Flying" Car, Anthropic's IPO, Netflix Layoffs, and more! youtu.be/C1KdaqXnsno

This week we are starting our Intro to Statistics Series! We will cover: 1. Mean, Median, and Mode 2. Standard Deviation 3. Calculating Outliers 4. Probabilities 5. Data Sampling youtube.com/watch?v=3nYfaX4A…

There are days or even weeks when I’m very unproductive. I know you see my new course is coming out and my new YouTube stuff and my consulting business, and may think that I’m busy 24/7. I’m definitely quite busy, but I’m human like everyone else. The thing that I try to do is not be unproductive for long. If I have a lazy week that means the next week I need to really pick things up and focus even more.

How to cancel your AWS bill in 7 easy steps: 1. Log into your AWS Root Account 2. Continue to the AWS Cost Management 3. Attempt to Delete active resources but "dependencies" won't allow you to cancel them 4. Infiltrate your nearest data center disguised as an HVAC repairman 5. Spill a suspiciously large iced latte directly onto the server racks 6. Close your bank account, burn your passport, and assume a new identity in the Yukon 7. Dismantle global fiat currency and return humanity to the barter system Still didn't work. You will be charged $2.80 every month for the rest of your life.

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This week we are taking a look at the best place to learn Data Analytics in 2026! On this platform you'll be able to: - Learn All the Skills you Need - Practice for Technical Interviews - Build Projects - Follow Guided Roadmaps for Data Analytics, Advanced Data Analytics, Analytics Engineering, and BI Analytics - Practice for Coding in SQL, Python, and R youtube.com/watch?v=4pBLl8Xs…

I’m officially a Google Developer Expert! 🎉 Excited to join this community of over 1000 experts around the world! This program will give me early access to Gemini models, access to conferences and events, and a way to give feedback directly to the Googlers developing the tools I use every day. Excited to be part of this group and share more Google content behind the scenes :)

Today we are taking a look at the new Dashboards feature within Claude! It's a tool used to create quick dashboards - in this video I do a quick demo and we see how it works. I also talk about the Pros/Cons and if it's a replacement for Power BI or Tableau. youtube.com/watch?v=fudxN6TR…

Right now I'm getting my hands on the new Claude Dashboard! I connected Claude to BigQuery and pulled in a dataset I had sitting in there. This is a dataset I used in a Power BI project (youtu.be/pixlHHe_lNQ) so I could try to replicate the dashboard and visuals. I just recorded this video and will get this live by tomorrow! Overall, quite impressed! Lots of room for improvement with the tool, but not bad for Beta! @claudeai

Join my Monthly Livestream this morning at 11am! You can ask me anything and I'll be doing a giveaway for Free Analyst Builder courses! youtube.com/live/-bpoNIx0xqc

Time for a Rebrand! "Artificial Intelligence" has bad connotations - so we are going to change it to "Super Intelligence". Let's take a look at what's happening this week youtube.com/watch?v=NEirYcRj…

I just released 3 new Roadmaps on Analyst Builder! If you want to become a Analytics Engineer, BI Analyst, Data Analyst, or Senior Data Analyst - these are for you! These are meant to be completed over weeks/months and will progress you through exactly what you should know to get a job. The shortest path is the BI Analyst being 38 hours with the longest path being the Data Analyst and Analytics Engineer path being over 57 hours. They're long, but you'll learn an immense amount on SQL, Excel, Databricks, Power BI, SnowFlake, AWS, Azure, and more! Check them out here: analystbuilder.com/roadmaps

If you're on Coursera and looking for great courses... there's a lot of options! In this video I'm going to show you my top 5 Google and Microsoft Courses that you should take in 2026. These are all courses that I've personally taken and I recommend! youtube.com/watch?v=Sznv7WZD…

People are out here making big moves! Just because all you see online is doom and gloom, doesn't mean there aren't people working hard and finding jobs. They're out there - so go work hard for them!

SQL and excel were what you needed to land a job back in 2015. Times have changed and you need to know more. Here’s what you need today: 1. SQL - still the foundation. Not going anywhere. 2. Excel - Used at literally every organization 3. A BI tool - Power BI or Tableau. Pick one and get good at it. 4. Cloud basics - Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery. 5. AI tools - they're being integrated into all major platforms and tools 6. Communication - The insight is worthless if nobody understands it. The bar is higher than it used to be! But you don't need to learn it all at once. Start with SQL, add one skill at a time, and build projects along the way. Check out my YouTube channel (Alex The Analyst) or Analyst Builder to learn all of these things and more!

Meta Launched Muse the past week... and it's really something. Let's take a look at it as well as a few other things Meta are launching! youtube.com/watch?v=umGDhcwG…

Make content online they said... it'll be fun they said... When you put content into the world you have to understand there are 2 types of people. People who appreciate it and people who complain. I've gotten thousands of comments over the years complaining about this and that and this isn't done just right and Alex you're going too fast. You can't make everyone happy. For example, you can make a more advanced Data Engineering in Databricks series and people will complain that the AWS piece is too complex - even though I show you how to do it in the video. AWS is complex! But just follow what I'm telling you to do and you'll be fine - or go find another video that you learn better from.