How To Escape The Rat Race - 6 Tips I Wish I Had Before I Became An Independent Consultant

It feels like everyone is trying to quit their 9-5.
Ok, that could just be a some level of bias, but there are plenty of people looking to escape the rat race. The question becomes how and what are the pitfalls along the way.
In this video I'll provide the advice I wish I had when I started my journey. I hope it helps!
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0:00 Intro
1:05 Emergency Fund
2:18 Test Out Your Product Or Service Idea
4:10 Embrace the journey
5:20 Celebrate The Small Wins
9:00 Be Real and set realistic expectations
10:42 Make sure you build up a network
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I have spent my career focused on all forms of data. I have focused on developing algorithms to detect fraud, reduce patient readmission and redesign insurance provider policy to help reduce the overall cost of healthcare. I have also helped develop analytics for marketing and IT operations in order to optimize limited resources such as employees and budget. I privately consult on data science and engineering problems both solo as well as with a company called Acheron Analytics. I have experience both working hands-on with technical problems as well as helping leadership teams develop strategies to maximize their data.
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[@pedromrls6]

ngl that high pitch sound that happens on the transitions is really annoying

[@SeattleDataGuy]

That’s fair! I wasn’t 100 percent sold on it I’ll remove it going forward

[@tommynelson4795]

Minor tip. I’d recommend removing the very high pitch transitions from your videos. I thought my tinnitus was acting up haha. Other than that great vid!

[@JebbFezos]

Please tell us how much did you save before quitting?

[@supermarkethobo9567]

Do you know of any forums, facebook groups, or Discord servers for people in this space? The data-related meetup group in my area stopped meeting during COVID and it died out.

[@parthasri3412]

Where are you located, did you check meetup.